This pecan pie coffee cake is a yeast based cake with a rich nutty filling. Make the dough the night before baking the cake for an easy breakfast!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast cake, coffee cake, nut cake
Prep Time 35minutes
Cook Time 45minutes
Total Time 1hour20minutes
Servings 15
Calories 442kcal
Author Julie Clark
Ingredients
For the Cake:
1cupbutter
½cupmilk
2envelopesdry yeast
¼cupwarm water
3largeeggsseparated, reserve the egg whites
2 ½cupsflour
¼teaspoonsalt
¼cupsugar
For the Filling:
1cupbrown sugar
1/3cupmelted butter
¾cuplight corn syrup
3largeeggs
1 ½cupspecans(chopped)
For the glaze:
1 1/2cupspowdered sugar
3-5tablespoonsheavy cream
1/2teapsoonvanilla extract
Instructions
For the dough:
Heat butter and milk over low on stovetop until butter has melted. Cool to lukewarm.
In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water and beat in the egg yolk. Blend in the cooled milk mixture.
Sift in the flour, salt and sugar. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.
For the filling:
The next day, mix ingredients for filling.
Divide dough into two equal pieces and dust each with flour. Roll out dough (one at a time) to make an 18-inch circle. Pour half of the filling onto the dough and spread out over the dough and roll up jelly-roll fashion.
Carefully place into a bundt pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Repeat with the second half and carefully place that half on the other side of the pan, overlapping the first half (see picture above).
Place on stovetop and let rise for 30 minutes while preheating the oven to 350 degrees.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Cool in pan for 15 minutes and then invert to a cake plate.
For the glaze:
Place the powdered sugar in a medium-size bowl.
Add the heavy cream a tablespoon at a time until you reach the consistency you'd like your icing or drizzle to be.
Add the vanilla extract. Mix well.
Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.
Serve fresh for best results or reheat slices in microwave for 30 seconds prior to serving to retain moistness.
Notes
The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 15 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**