Cranberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Pecan Crumb Topping
Description
Fresh cranberries and pecans star in this sour cream coffee cake with a sweet crumb topping that's great for entertaining.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup light brown sugar
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 pinch salt
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1/4 cup cold unsalted butter
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1/2 cup chopped pecans, or to taste
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3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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3/4 cup sour cream
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3 large eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1 1/4 cups whole milk
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2 cups chopped fresh cranberries
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
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Combine brown sugar, white sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt for crumb topping in a medium bowl and toss lightly with a fork.
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Grate the butter into the flour mixture using the largest side of a box grater. Combine with a fork or pastry knife until ingredients are combined and have the appearance of very coarse meal; the pieces should be loose and not sticking together. Stir in pecans and set topping aside.
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Combine flour, baking powder, and salt for cake in a large bowl.
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Combine butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract and mix, scraping the bowl as needed, for 1 minute. Add flour mixture on low speed in thirds, alternating with milk, ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just smooth. Stir in cranberries with a spoon.
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Spread batter into the prepared baking pan and sprinkle topping evenly over the batter.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Serve warm.