Maple Almond Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel

July 17, 2013

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I made up this recipe based on ratios from here http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/280/Analyzing-a-Baking-Recipe and very loosely adapted from the Cranberry Almond Streusel Cake on a cup of mascarpone. Basically, I had pecans to use up, so of course I had to add a streusel on top. Within a day of making this, it was completely gone, in a joint effort by my mother and I. Enjoy!

Cake
¼ cup butter
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp almond extract
1 cup flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
3/4 cup greek yogurt

Streusel Topping
¼ cup maple syrup
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350?. Grease and flour a 9x5 bread pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg. Add vanilla, almond extract In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add dry...
See the full directions on my site

Nutritions

Calories
232

Sodium
142mg
5% DV

Fat
10g
16% DV

Protein
3g
6% DV

Carbs
30g
10% DV

Fiber
1g
6% DV

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