German Coffee Cake Recipe

This recipe for German Coffee Cake has been popular in my family for as long as I can remember. It was always baked on weekends when people were in town for a visit. German coffee cake is a great choice for a stand alone breakfast paired with a strong cup of coffee and fresh fruit.

Recommended Equipment:
tube or bundt pan

Ingredients:
cake
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cups butter (softened)
3 eggs
1 1/2 tspn vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tspn baking powder
1 1/2 tspn baking soda
3/4 tspn salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream

filling
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 tspn cinnamon

glaze
1/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tspn vanilla
1 - 2 tbsp milk

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Grease a tube or bundt pan.
3. Beat eggs, sugar, butter, sour cream, and vanilla together.
4. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
5. Mix the mixture from step #4 in with the mixture from step #3.
6. In a separate bowl construct the filling. Mix together the brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon.
7. Pour a third of the batter into the tube pan. Top this with a third of the filling.
8. Repeat step #7 two more times.
9. Bake for one hour and then remove from oven and let cool.
10. Construct the glaze by combining the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk in a sauce pan. Stir these ingredients over medium-low heat until they form a white, clear glaze.
    
11. Drizzle over cake.
12. Optional: Top with additional chopped pecans.
    

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