Christmas Coffee Cake

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tbs orange zest
  • 3/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 1 tbs orangejuice
  • 1 tbs honey

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or two forks until crumbly. Firmly press 2 1/2 cups mixture onto bottom of a lightly
greased 9-inch springform pan.

Stir together sour cream, egg and baking soda; add to remaining crumb mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour sour cream mixture over crumb crust in pan; arrange pecan halves over batter.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, shielding with aluminum foil after 40 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool on a wire rack 20 minutes .

Stir together orange juice and honey, and brush over top of cake.