Time for cake – Recipe for coffee cake with pecans

Now that the days are getting shorter and colder, we always enjoy a warm moment indoors. With a cup of coffee and something sweet. So it's time for cake. And because nuts are really something for fall, we have a recipe for a nice coffee cake with pecans for you. So grab your stuff and get to work!

Ingredients coffee cake:

For a 25 cm cake tin (or similar cake tin) you need the following ingredients: • 200 grams of flour + 6 grams of baking powder (approx. 1.5 tsp)* • 200 grams of soft butter (tip: choose salted butter!) • 200 grams brown caster sugar • 4 eggs • Pinch of salt • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 60 ml strong coffee or espresso • 60 grams pecan nuts, chopped, plus extra for garnish • 175 grams icing sugar *) 200 grams self-rising flour is also possible, you have then no baking powder needed

How to make the coffee cake:

• Preheat the oven to 175 C. • Grease the mold. If you have a cake tin, you can also line it with baking paper so that it is easier to remove later. • Mix the butter with sugar until very smooth. • Separate the eggs and add the egg yolks to the butter-sugar mix, mix well until very light. • Add the pinch of salt and vanilla extract and mix briefly. • Make another bowl fat-free and mix the egg whites into a firm foam. You should be able to invert the bowl without the whipped egg whites falling out. • Quickly and briefly fold the egg white foam into the batter. • Finally add the finely chopped nuts and 60 ml of the coffee or espresso. • Pour the batter into the cake tin and place it in the middle of the oven. • Bake for about 60 minutes. The cake is ready when a skewer comes out clean. • Let the cake cool down a bit, remove it from the mold and let it cool further on a wire rack. • In the meantime, make the icing by mixing the icing sugar with the 30 ml of coffee. • Pour the icing over the cake. Please note: the cake must be completely cooled otherwise the icing will run off immediately. Place some pecans on the cake as a garnish and you are ready to serve this beautiful coffee cake!

Delicious with a cup of coffee or tea

Of course this cake goes well with a good cup of coffee or a nice glass of tea. And whether you serve it after a brisk autumn walk or during a spirited meeting, you can be sure that everyone will be ready to continue afterwards. Enjoy it!