Coffee Cake...Yumminess and Share Worthy

The coffee cake was yummy!  It is actually the first time I have made a cake from scratch with no boxed cake mix.  It is totally awesome anytime of the day.



Coffee Cake

Start by making the topping.

1/2 cup toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts

1/2 cup toasted and coarsely chopped pecans

2/3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted

1/3 cup light brown sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, sifted

1 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons of butter (melted)

Directions: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  In a medium bowl, combine the nuts, flour, sugars, cinnamon and salt.  Stir to blend.  Stir in the butter.  The topping should form sandy clumps.  Sprinkle the topping onto the baking sheet to break it up into smaller clumps.  Refrigerate.

Coffee Cake

1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus additional for greasing the pan, room temp.

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, room temp

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted

1 teaspoon baking soda, sifted

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup whole milke yogurt (I didn't find this at the store so I used 1 Yoplait French Vanilla yogurt)

Directions:  In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, cream the butter and sugar together until light yellow and smooth, 5-8 mins.  Alternatively, this can be done with an electric hand mixer.  Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat until thoroughly integrated.

Remove the toppping from the refrigerator so it has a few minutes to come to room temp before baking.

Meanwhile, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and yogurt until smooth.  Turn the mixer on low and alternate adding some of the flour mix with some of the sour cream mix.  When all has been mixed, give the sides and the bottom of the bowl a scrape and blend to make sure the batter is thoroughly integrated.  Transfer the batter to the greased baking pan, spreading out evenly.  Liberally sprinkle the cake with all of the topping.  Take care to cover the whole top.  Put the pan in the center of the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes.  Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy the yumminess!