CINNAMON CRUMBLE COFFEE CAKE and OVERNIGHT CINNAMON PECAN COFFEE CAKE

I have made this delicious cinnamon crumble coffee cake several times - usually when we have visitors so they can help devour it! The recipe comes from my sister-in-law in Texas, who affectionately calls it "crack cake". I soon discovered it really is very difficult to have just one piece!

CINNAMON CRUMBLE COFFEE CAKE

2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans, optional

Heat oven to 350F.
Mix first 6 ingredients until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of mixture for topping. Add remaining ingredients, except butter and pecans.
Beat 4 minutes. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan, greased and floured.
Sprinkle reserved 1 cup of crumble on top to cover. Sprinkle pecans over top, if desired.
Bake for 20 minutes, remove coffee cake from oven, and drizzle melted butter over the top. Return to oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Carrie Wilkin.

OVERNIGHT CINNAMON PECAN COFFEE CAKE

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Beat butter and granulated sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
Combine flour and next four ingredients, add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Spread batter into a greased 13x9 inch pan.
Stir together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon, sprinkle over batter. Cover pan with plastic wrap and chill 8 to 18 hours.
Heat oven to 350F. Bake coffee cake 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Living, December 2009
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