To use up leftover eggnog, cranberries and pecans from the holiday season, I added them to a classic coffee cake recipe. Mix it all together the night before, and bake it in the morning. —Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas
Taste of Home
Overnight Cranberry-Eggnog Coffee Cake
Taste of Home
Overnight Cranberry-Eggnog Coffee Cake
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
35 min
Yield
15 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup eggnog
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- STREUSEL:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- GLAZE:
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon eggnog
Directions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, whisk eggnog, sour cream and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, orange zest, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with eggnog mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in cranberries.
- Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. For streusel, in a small bowl, mix sugar, flour, butter and cinnamon until blended. Stir in pecans; sprinkle over batter. Refrigerate, covered, at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Remove pan from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 20 minutes.
- For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and eggnog until smooth; drizzle over cake. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 350 calories, 15g fat (8g saturated fat), 60mg cholesterol, 255mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.