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Pecan Sunrise Coffee Cake Recipe

Cathy Murray of Acushnet, Massachusetts remembers her mom making this luscious breakfast treat when she was growing up. The crunchy topping with its hint of orange flavor is hard to forget. “I still love it today,“ Cathy says.

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Pecan Sunrise Coffee Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 9 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup pecan halves
TOPPING:
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 tablespoons cold butter

Directions

In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, oats, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Arrange pecans over batter.
For topping, combine sugar and orange peel. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 square) equals 307 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 52 mg cholesterol, 261 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Pecan Sunrise Coffee Cake in Simple & Delicious November/December 2006, p61

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Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2011 by kremenek

I made this for my parents and served it with coffee. It was great - not too sweet. I didn't have grated orange peel so I substituted 1-1/2 tsp. cinnmon instead. It came out great.