Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Pecan Streusel
(Source: America's Test Kitchen)
STREUSEL
¾ cup
unbleached all-purpose flour (3 3/4 ounces)
¾ cup
granulated sugar (5 1/4 ounces)
½ cup
packed dark brown sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
2 tablespoons
ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons
unsalted butter, cold, cut into 2 pieces
1 cup
pecans, chopped
CAKE
12 tablespoons
unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool, cut into 1/2-inch
cubes, plus 2 tablespoons softened butter for greasing pan
4 large
eggs
1 ½ cups
sour cream
1 tablespoon
vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups
unbleached all-purpose flour (11 1/2 ounces)
1 ¼ cups
granulated sugar (8 3/4 ounces)
1 tablespoon
baking powder
¾ teaspoon
baking soda
¾ teaspoon
table salt
For the streusel:
In food processor, process flour, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup dark brown sugar,
and cinnamon until combined, about 15 seconds. Transfer 1 1/4 cups of
flour/sugar mixture to small bowl; stir in remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and
set aside to use for streusel filling. Add butter and pecans to mixture in food
processor; pulse until nuts and butter resemble small pebbly pieces, about ten
1-second pulses. Set aside to use as streusel topping.
For the cake:
Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease
10-inch tube pan with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Whisk eggs, 1 cup sour
cream, and vanilla in medium bowl until combined.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and
salt in bowl of standing mixer; mix on low speed for 30 seconds to blend. Add
butter and remaining 1/2 cup sour cream; mix on low speed until dry ingredients
are moistened and mixture resembles wet sand, with few large butter pieces
remaining, about 1 1/2 minutes. Increase to medium speed and beat until batter
comes together, about 10 seconds; scrape down sides of bowl with rubber
spatula. Lower speed to medium-low and gradually add egg mixture in 3 additions,
beating for 20 seconds after each and scraping down sides of bowl. Increase
speed to medium-high and beat until batter is light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
Using rubber spatula, spread 2 cups batter in bottom of
prepared pan, smoothing surface. Sprinkle evenly with 3/4 cup streusel filling
(without butter or nuts). Repeat with another 2 cups batter and remaining 3/4
cup streusel filling (without butter or nuts). Spread remaining batter over,
then sprinkle with streusel topping (with butter and nuts).
Bake until cake feels firm to touch and long toothpick or
skewer inserted into center comes out clean (bits of sugar from streusel may
cling to tester), 50 to 60 minutes. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 30 minutes.
Invert cake onto rimmed baking sheet (cake will be streusel-side down); remove
tube pan, place wire rack on top of cake, and reinvert cake streusel-side up.
Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Cut into wedges and serve. (Cake can
be wrapped in foil and stored at room temperature for up to 5 days.)
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