Pecan Cranberry Coffee Cake |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 9 |
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Yogurt and cranberry sauce make this colorful coffee cake extra moist and extra special! Serve it with coffee while opening gifts in the morning, with hot chocolate for a merry afternoon snack or even as a Christmas dessert. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
1 cup (8 ounces) plain yogurt |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce |
topping: |
1 cup chopped pecans |
1/3 cup packed brown sugar |
1/4 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the yogurt and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with yogurt mixture. 2. Set aside 1-1/2 cups batter; pour remaining batter into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. Top with half of the cranberry sauce. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle half over cranberry sauce. Top with reserved batter and remaining cranberry sauce and topping. Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 9 servings. |
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