Sticky Bun Coffee Cake

By d_s1

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• Streusel:
• 1/4 cup each: sugar and brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into pieces
• Cake:
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9" round cake pan with sides at least 2" high (not a springform). Line bottom with parchment paper.
Topping: In a pot, melt butter, add corn syrup and brown sugar, stirring until smooth. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with pecans.
Streusel: In bowl, combine sugars, flour and cinnamon. Using two knives, cut in butter until mixture is very crumbly. Set aside.
Cake: Combine yogurt and baking soda; set aside. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, using electric beaters, cream butter with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. With mixer on low, add the flour and yogurt mixtures alternately, starting and ending with flour. Spread half of batter evenly over topping in pan. Sprinkle with half of streusel mixture. Spread remaining cake batter over top and sprinkle with remaining streusel. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 3 minutes. Run small knife around the edge of cake to loosen and remove cake from pan.