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Coffee Cake Pound Cake

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Coffee Cake Pound Cake

Pound cakes originated in Europe in the first half of the 18th century and originally weighed 4 pounds! That was because a traditional pound cake contained one pound each of sugar, butter, flour and eggs.


Here’s my take on pound cake:  If I could get away with it, I would slice it horizontally about 1/4 of an inch below the crusty top, take the top part and leave the rest of it for everyone else.  Frankly, I love the taste of a pound cake, but find most of them too thick and a little on the dry side.  That’s why I usually make a simple glaze to add some moisture.

On the other hand, coffee cake is one of my favorite cakes because of the streusel topping.  What if a pound cake and coffee cake got married?  That’s exactly what happened in my coffee cake pound cake.

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Coffee Cake Pound Cake

Coffee Cake Pound Cake

Ingredients

  • Pecan Streusel
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • Pound Cake Batter
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2-1/2 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 (8 oz.) container sour cream
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Prepare Pecan Streusel
  2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles small peas. Stir in 3/4 cup pecans.
  3. Prepare Pound Cake Batter
  4. Preheat oven to 350. Bake 1 cup pecans in a single layer in a baking pan for 5-7 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring halfway through. Cool for 20 minutes.
  5. Reduce oven temp. to 325.
  6. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
  7. Stir together flour and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
  8. Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Stir together toasted pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle over batter.
  9. Spoon remaining pound cake batter over pecan mixture, sprinkle with pecan streusel and press down lightly.
  10. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack and cool completely.
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Don’t let this seemingly long recipe discourage you.  It’s actually really easy and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry, except for the pecans.  I was totally out of frozen Georgia pecans from my parent’s pecan orchard so I did have to purchase some.
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This coffee cake pound cake is perfect for dessert, breakfast or brunch.  What’s your favorite pound cake?

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Alli’s passions are writing, storytelling and throwing a mean party (that’s a good thing). She’s learned plenty of party planning tricks along the way and loves to share her menus, recipes and helpful hints for extraordinary events!All of Alli’s parties have to be fun, frugal and fabulous! The décor is always simple, yet stunning. The food is scrumptious and satisfying. Stick around and she’ll show you how to take her ideas and make them your own.
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Comments

  10. Super delicious!! I have to agree that pound cake can be a little dry and the streusel topping is the best. Thanks for the recipe!! Can’t wait to try it!!

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  15. Good Evening Alli, Firstly, congratulations on becoming a monthly contributor to My Cooking Spot, you must feel so very excited about the prospect.
    Secondly, I love coffee cake and I love streusal topping, so the combination for me is just perfect. I cannot wait to try your recipe.
    Best Wishes
    Daphne

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  16. I can’t wait to try your recipe and will definitely be adding it to my collection. Congrats on becoming a monthly contributor to My Cooking Spot! I look forward to reading your post. So excited for you!!

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