Chocolate Pecan Coffee Cake - Just Right For Any Time!

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350; grease & flour a 9-inch spring-form pan; set aside.
• 2 prepare filling & topping mixture: mix flour, sugar, cinnamon; cut in butter until coarse crumbs, stir in chips, coconuts and nuts; set aside.
• 3 prepare cake part: in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, add baking powder & soda and salt; beat until well-combined; scrape sides if necessary.
• 4 add eggs one-at-a-time, beating well after each is added; add vanilla.
• 5 alternate adding flour and sour cream, beat (or hand mix) on low speed after each until combined.
• 6 spread half of the batter into prepped pan; sprinkle with half of the filling/topping mixture.
• 7 spoon mounds of remaining batter over the filling, then spread evenly as best you can; sprinkle remaining topping.
• 8 bake for 45 minutes; cover lightly with foil to prevent over-browning; finish baking for another 15-20 minutes.
• 9 cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes; then run a knife around the edges, remove sides of spring-form pan; cool for 30 minutes.
• 10 serve warm.