Description
This delicious Pecan Coffee Cake features a rich yellow cake base with a sweet and nutty pecan topping, making it a delightful treat for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 13 oz box yellow cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 stick + 4 tbsp salted butter (divided)
- 8 oz pecan halves (roughly chopped, divided)
- ⅓ cup dark corn syrup
- ½ cup + ¼ cup brown sugar (divided)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 sprinkle of flour
Instructions
- Grease a bundt pan really well with 4 tbsp of softened butter and sprinkle a little flour over the pan.
- In a large measuring cup or bowl, melt 1 stick of butter. Add in 1 & ½ cups of the roughly chopped pecans, dark corn syrup, and ½ cup brown sugar. Mix until combined, then pour evenly into the greased bundt pan.
- In another bowl, add the yellow cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil. Whisk or beat with a hand mixer until fully combined. Pour half of the cake batter over the syrup pecan mixture in the bundt pan, and set aside the other half of the cake batter.
- In a small bowl, mix the remaining roughly chopped pecans, cinnamon, and ¼ cup brown sugar. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the cake batter in the bundt pan.
- Pour the remaining half of the cake batter over the sugar pecan mixture in the bundt pan.
- Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 40 minutes.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes, then carefully flip the cake onto a large plate or cutting board so it comes out of the pan.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure to grease and flour the bundt pan thoroughly to prevent sticking.
- The pecan topping adds a sweet crunch to the cake, enhancing its flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg