Cinnamon Coffee Cake With Pecans

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sour cream or 2 cups vanilla yogurt
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl (or using the kitchen aid) cream together the butter, applesauce, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1 cup sugar until fluffy.
• 2 add vanilla to the sugar mix.
• 3 add eggs, one at time. if you are using the kitchen aid, just add one at a time. if mixing by hand, add an egg, stir, repeat for until all four eggs are incorporated.
• 4 in another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 add about a fourth of the flour mix to the sugar mix. then add about a fourth of the sour cream (or vanilla yogurt) to the sugar mix. repeat until all the flour and sour cream have been added to the mix.
• 6 to make the topping/filling, combine the pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar, and cold butter in a dish.
• 7 in a greased 9x13 inch cake pan or a bundt cake pan, spread about 1/3 of the cake mix, then top with 1/3 of the pecan mix. repeat two more times.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes.