Description
This golden, moist, crumbly cowboy coffee cake with buttermilk is perfect for both special occasions and ordinary days alike. Filled with warm cinnamon goodness, and finished with a tender crumb topping, each bite leaves you with hints of buttery roasted pecan. Enjoy with a cup of coffee!
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1 ½ cup whole white wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon each : nutmeg and ground cloves
- 10 tablespoons (⅔ cup) melted butter
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk (or sub ¾ cup sour cream with ¼ cup milk)
- 2 eggs – well beaten
Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Toasted Pecan Topping
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- ½ cup pecans
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Toast the Pecans.
Preheat the oven to 375. Coat the pecans in 1 tablespoon of butter, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Roast on a baking sheet with parchment paper for 10 minutes. Let pecans cool completely, and then chop.
- Make the Cake Crumble.
Combine the flours, brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, and spice mixture (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves) with the melted butter. Mix with hands or stand mixer until it turns into a coarse crumble. Remove ½ cup of this crumb mixture, and set aside for the toasted pecan topping. - Make the Cake Batter.
Add in the baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla extract to the remaining crumbs. Combine the buttermilk with the well-beaten eggs and add it to the mixture as well. Mix together well until only a few lumps remain. - Make the Toppings.
Combine your chopped toasted pecans with the ½ crumb mixture that you set aside. Mix together. In a separate bowl, mix together the 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon with the 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar. Combine. - Assemble the Cake.
In a well-prepared pan (1 – 9×13 or 2 – 8×8 pans) pour the batter and smooth surface. Add the pecan-crumble mixture evenly to the top, and then sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. - Bake the Cake.
Bake the cake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs. Enjoy it warm immediately, if you don’t mind a crumbly texture, or cool for 30 minutes for cleaner slices!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 35
- Category: Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
