Best Butterscotch Pecan Coffee Cake Recipes

ULTIMATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• The night before place frozen rolls in well greased Bundt pan. Sprinkle dry pudding mix over rolls. Sprinkle brown sugar over pudding mix. Sprinkle chopped pecans over brown sugar. Pour melted butter over all. To prevent the dough from forming a hard crust while its rising overnight, cover with a damp towel or tightly wrap with plastic wrap. Let rise overnight at room temperature, about 8 to 10 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Turn pan over onto a serving platter to remove. Serve by pulling apart chunks with forks.

PECAN SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch by 10-inch baking dish.
• Mix pecans, 1/3 cup white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and melted butter thoroughly in a mixing bowl until all components are coated with butter, 3 to 4 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• In another bowl, mix together butter and 1 cup sugar with a spatula until well blended. Add 1 egg and whisk until mixture is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in second egg until thoroughly incorporated. Add vanilla and sour cream; whisk together. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; whisk until flour disappears (do not over mix).
• Spread one half of the batter evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Scatter one half of the crumb mixture evenly over the top of the batter. Top with the rest of the batter and spread carefully to evenly distribute, trying not to disturb the crumbs. Top with the rest of the crumb mixture. Very gently press crumbs into batter. Bake in preheated oven until a bamboo skewer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

BUTTERSCOTCH-PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Drizzle 2 Tbsp. butter onto bottom of 8-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with 3 Tbsp. each dry pudding mix and nuts.
• Remove crescent dough from cans. (Do not unroll dough.) Cut each roll of dough into 8 slices. Gently pull each slice apart slightly. Place 8 slices, cut sides up, over nuts in pan. Drizzle with 2 Tbsp. butter; top with 3 Tbsp. dry pudding mix and 2 Tbsp. nuts. Repeat with remaining dough slices, butter, dry pudding mix and nuts.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Meanwhile, whisk cream cheese and milk in medium bowl until blended. Stir in sugar.
• Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto plate; drizzle with icing.

CAKE MIX BUTTERSCOTCH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together oil, water and egg.
• Add cake mix and puddings.
• Mix well.
• Pour half of batter into greased 9x13" pan.
• Top with half of crumb topping, then rest of batter, finally with last half of the topping.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

BUTTERSCOTCH-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cakes: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line with parchment, and coat parchment. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then add vanilla and rum. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with buttermilk. Raise speed to medium-high, and beat for 2 minutes. Divide batter among pans.
• Bake cakes until golden brown and testers inserted in centers come out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks, and let cool slightly. Invert cakes onto racks. Let cool.
• Make the frosting: Melt 1 stick butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until dark golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add brown sugar, cream, and salt, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly, and cook for 3 minutes. Transfer to a mixer bowl, and let cool.
• With machine running, add remaining butter, a few pieces at a time, and beat on low until incorporated. Raise speed to medium, and beat for 2 minutes. In another bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar on medium-high until fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add brown-butter mixture to cream cheese, and beat until smooth. Cover, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours (or overnight, beating on low speed before using).
• Make the butterscotch sauce: Mix sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk in cream. Return to heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• To assemble the cake: Trim tops of 2 cake layers and top and bottom of third (this will be the middle) to create flat exposed surfaces. Brush 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butterscotch sauce on cut sides. Let cool. Spread 1 cup frosting on 1 layer, then place middle layer on top, sauce side down. Spread 1 cup frosting on middle layer, then place third layer on top, sauce side down. Spread 1 cup frosting on top and sides. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Using an offset spatula, spread remaining frosting on top and sides of cake. Press chopped pecans on sides, and garnish top with halves. Transfer cake to a serving plate or cake stand. Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours (or up to 2 days, covered).

BUTTERSCOTCH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13" x 9" baking pan.
• In the microwave, melt the butterscotch baking chips (watch closely not to scorch the chips).
• In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and milk (or cream if using); stir in melted butterscotch chips; set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder.
• Cut in cold butter, until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• In another bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; stir into flour mixture just to moisten.
• In prepared baking pan, spread the butterscotch/cream cheese mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan.
• Spoon the buttermilk cake batter over the butterscotch crust; sprinkle with the topping.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.
• To make the topping: combine the flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs, stir in pecans; sprinkle over top of cake before baking.

PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first six ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine pecans, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl pecan mixture. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice until smooth; drizzle over warm coffee cake. Cool on a wire rack.