Brown Sugar-Pecan Coffee Cake

By MarieR

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir together flour and brown sugar in a large bowl. Cut 3/4 cup butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Press 2 3/4 cups crumb mixture evenly on the bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.

2. Stir together sour cream, egg, and baking soda; add to remaining crumb mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir together granulated sugar and cinnamon. Pour sour cream mixture over crumb crust in pan; sprinkle evenly with cinnamon mixture and pecans.

3. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.

Southern Living, DECEMBER 2006