FRESH BERRY COFFEECAKE

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You can use either fresh raspberries or fresh blackberries for this tender and delicious coffee cake. I prefer to toast my pecans in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes to really bring out their flavor.

Provided by MECHELLE

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Raspberry Dessert Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 cups fresh raspberries
6 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
¼ cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups toasted, chopped pecans
2 teaspoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10 inch Bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Stir together raspberries and brown sugar; set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together flour sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a third bowl, cream together sour cream, butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in flour mixture just until moist.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup of berries and 1 cup pecans in pan, pour in half of the batter. Pour on the remaining berries and remaining cup of pecans. Spread the remaining batter over the berries.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the cake comes out clean. While cake bakes, mix the frosting. In a small bowl, stir together 2 teaspoons milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Remove cake from pan and let cool 20 minutes before frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.2 calories, Carbohydrate 44.6 g, Cholesterol 49.6 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 182.4 mg, Sugar 24.5 g