Quick Pecan Sour Cream Coffee Cake
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup chopped pecans, pulsed in the food processor
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- Pecan topping, recipe above
- Pecan Topping: In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
- Add the butter and, using your fingertips, pinch the ingredients together into a sandy, crumbly mixture.
- Add the pecans and mix.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter a 9 by 9-inch cake pan.
- In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until smooth.
- With the mixer running, slowly add the sugar and mix.
- Add the eggs and mix until light and fluffy.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
- Working in batches, add them to the butter-sugar mixture, alternating with dollops of sour cream.
- Mix in the raisins.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle the topping mixture over the cake.
- Bake until risen and browned, about 45 minutes.
- Let cool 10 minutes in the pan.
- Serve in squares.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/quick-pecan-sour-cream-coffee-cake-recipe.html (may not work)