Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake Loaf

Super moist, sweet, and crumbly Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake Loaf is sweet enough for dessert but acceptable as breakfast too!

YOUR NEW FAVORITE COFFEE CAKE

This Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake is all the reason I need to get out of bed in the morning! Topped with a sweet glaze and packed with pecan pieces, a slice of this cake is everything I need to get me moving and out the door with a smile on my face.

Coffee cake is delicious year-round, but depending on the season, don’t forget to give Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake or Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake a try!

OTHER RECIPES TO SERVE WITH CINNAMON PECAN COFFEE CAKE

• Iced Caramel Macchiato – Save your money and be your own breakfast barista!
• Copycat Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino – Whether it’s bright and sunny or rainy and cold, I’ve got your coffee cravings covered!

INGREDIENTS

Dry Ingredients: Head to the pantry and grab flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

Wet Ingredients: For this coffee cake, you’ll need eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract.

Nuts: I pack this nutty loaf with lots of finely chopped pecans.

Glaze: This simple glaze is made with powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and milk.

HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON PECAN COFFEE CAKE LOAF

STEP ONE: Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F and greasing a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan. While the oven heats, grab a medium-sized mixing bowl and combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

STEP TWO: Next, combine two eggs with the buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a second medium-sized bowl. Mix the wet ingredients before adding the dry ingredients. Now, mix all of the ingredients until they are just combined and smooth.

STEP THREE: Spread half of the Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake mix into the greased loaf pan. Now, in a small bowl, whisk together the remaining cinnamon, sugar, and pecans and sprinkle half of that mixture over the batter in the pan. Use a knife to swirl the cinnamon mixture into the batter gently. Top it off with the remaining batter, and then sprinkle the remaining cinnamon mixture over the top of the loaf.

STEP FOUR: Bake the cinnamon coffee cake for 55-60 minutes, or until it passes the toothpick test near the center of the loaf. Allow the loaf to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan to a wire rack.

STEP 5 While it cools, whisk together powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and milk in a mixing bowl. Then drizzle the homemade glaze over the coffee cake, slice, and serve!

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• Don’t overmix the batter, or the coffee cake may turn out dense instead of light and airy.
• If you plan on freezing this cinnamon pecan loaf, I suggest leaving the glaze off of the whole cake and icing slices as you enjoy them.
• Speaking of the glaze, it’s optional. This coffee with just as delicious without it…but a little extra sweetness if great with a black cup of coffee.

HOW LONG DOES COFFEE CAKE LAST?

At room temperature, this Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake Loaf will last for 1-2 days if covered. To keep it fresh a little longer, wrap the loaf in plastic or foil and place it in the fridge. Coffee cake will keep for up to a week in the fridge. You can always warm a slice up in the microwave for a few seconds if you prefer your coffee cake warm.

CAN YOU FREEZE COFFEE CAKE?

You can keep Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake frozen for several months. The trick is ensuring the final product is completely cooled and wrapped well before freezing it. I prefer to wrap individual slices of coffee cake so I can defrost them in single portions. I wrap each slice in a single layer of plastic wrap and store the wrapped slices together in a freezer bag.

OTHER SWEET BREAKFAST TREATS

• Maple Sausage French Toast Bake
• Oatmeal Sour Cream Coffee Cake
• Blueberry Buttermilk Coffee Cake
• Overnight Caramel French Toast
• Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
• Pancake Sausage Bites

*This post was originally posted on 11/08/2016.