This recipe is from my grandmother, Ethel Eynard. Jefferson City, MO. 1975. My Grandmother baked very well, this was one of her most used coffee cake recipes. What could be better than enjoying coffee with friends and family with a freshly baked coffee cake right out of your oven.
French Coffee Cake
French Coffee Cake
French Coffee Cake - - prepare homemade coffee cake easily at home.
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Servings: 10
Calories: 443kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream 1/2 cup butter. Add sugar gradually, continuing to cream until light, fluffy. Add eggs one at a time; beat well after each addition: add vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt together. Alternately add sifted dry ingredients, sour cream to mixture; blend together. Prepare topping: cream margarine and flour together; add sugar and pecans. Mix until topping is crumbly.
- Pour enough batter into a greased 8x8x2 inch pan to cover the bottom of the pan, spreading batter to edges. Cover with most of the topping. Pour remaining batter on top. Sprinkle remaining topping over batter. Bake about 50 minutes at 350 degrees or until top is light golden brown. Be careful not to over bake. Cool for 10 minutes in a pan, then remove. This cake freezes well.
Nutrition
Calories: 443kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 376mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 598IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg
Liz
Wonderful!