Maple Pecan Coffee Cake has maple syrup, pecans, and a classic streusel. Your morning menu just got better.
This Maple Pecan Coffee Cake is one of my favorites to bake; it’s delicious and slightly sweet and pairs fantastically with any breakfast item.
One of the biggest things my son Aiden and I will miss is the smell of my dad’s coffee. There is nothing more comforting to me. I grew up with that smell, and it reminds me of home.
So, whenever I am home and smell that “cup of Joe” brewed two or three times a day, not only do I feel nostalgic, but I feel like a young child in my parents’ house, needing the comfort of the smell of that coffee. I walk into the house, take a big whiff, and love it. It honestly makes my heart melt that Aiden has also come to love that smell.
My dad eats cake and soaks it in milk. It doesn’t matter if the cake is moist; he adds milk.
When I made this Maple Pecan Coffee Cake, I pictured him pouring milk all over it, so I made it before he even got the chance. It is so delicious, and I fell in love with it at first bite. So don’t be offended if the next time you have me over for cake, I ask for milk. Before you judge, you have to try it.
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Maple Pecan Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 sticks, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 extra-large eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Streusel
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into pieces
- 1 cup chopped pecans optional
Glaze
- 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 3 tablespoons real maple syrup
Instructions
- Prepare 10-inch tube pan by greasing and flouring it. Set oven to 350 degrees F and allow it to preheat while you prepare the coffee cake.
- In a small mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, I used my stand mixer; cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to mix in fully before adding the next egg. Stir in the maple syrup, extract and sour cream.
- Reduce the mixer to low and stir in the flour mixture until combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Prepare streusel. In another small mixing bowl add brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Using a pastry blender or just your fingers work in the butter until it makes a crumble. Mix in the pecans.
- Spoon in half the batter into the prepared 10-inch tube pan. Spread out evenly using a knife, top with 3/4 cup of the streusel. Add the remaining batter on top of the streusel and spread it evenly once again. Top with remaining streusel and bake for 50-60 minutes. Or until a light golden brown and the cake is starting to pull away from the pan. If your cake tester comes out clean it is ready to remove from the oven.
- Let cake cool on a wire rack for 30-45 minutes. Remove cake from pan and transfer to a cake plate or dish, placing streusel side up.
- While cake I cooling on cake plate, make the drizzle. Whisk together confectioners’ sugar and maple syrup, adjusting the amount of maple syrup to your taste and the consistency you want for your icing.
- Cut, serve and devour – the best kind of coffee cake is one that is shared. Enjoy!
Notes
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Wonderful recipes. Thank you.
What an amazing looking coffee cake! I’m glad you enjoyed your time with your parents. It’s amazing to me the things we grow to love if given a bit of time.
Awww….what a sweet story and what sweet memories you have created in these months! I also LOVE the smell (and taste) of coffee, and this coffee cake would be the perfect companion!
It looks simply stunning. Coffee cake is a delicious coffee recipe and it is a dream cake for so many coffee lovers. I personally like it for my breakfast.
Can’t wait to try the coffee cake!
I would like your opinion some clients would require the doukissa cake which is the biscuit chocolate cake no baking required just a simple question have you ever covered this type of no bake cake with fondant?
I am a big fan coffee.Looks the recipe is very delicious. I will definitely try this hope enjoy a lot.
I just love the picture and it looks very tasty and delicious.Thanks for the recipe.
Yummm…. My month is already filled with water by just reading that recipe. I’m sure I’m going to love that Coffee cake too. Will try it this weekend. And it’s really good to hear about those cheering memories you had with you parents, right now I’m also leaving with my mom and she’s just love.
It looks so delicious. I’m definitely going to try this.Thank you for this amazing recipe
I was looking for a coffee cake recipe on the internet and stumbled across your blog. Thanks for the list of coffee cake recipes especially the Maple Pecan Coffee Cake. It looks very delicious and I loved it. Definitely, I am going to try this weekend.
Awesome job really it’s a great article.
I want to make this for Easter but don’t have a tube pan – could I use a bundt pan? Thanks!
I’m sure a bundt pan would be fine as it’s a denser cake to begin with, it’s definitely worth a try! Let us know how it turns out.
Oh my God, it blew up my taste buds. I cooked it myself and it turned out to be just incredibly delicious.!! Thank you for the recipe waiting for more delicious recipes.
I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Love this recipe! Didn’t have an electric mixer, so had to resort to mixing by hand.. got a bit exhausting but I managed. Thanks and keep it up!
It’s worth it for sure! So glad to hear you love it!
I love the dessert
Definitely worth a try