I saw this recipe somewhere in the Pinterest maze, as I see many others. But, this recipe from Jessica’s My Baking Heart blog, really stood out as something I had to make, NOW! I am totally glad I listened to my inner voice on this one! This coffee cake is UNBELIEVABLE!!! That is all I can say. I did vary the original recipe. The original called for Bourbon in the icing. I didn’t have any, so I substituted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla for the Bourbon.
I think it would be fantastic with the Bourbon as well, but turned out excellent with the vanilla. This recipe is great for a morning treat, because you make the batter and topping the night before, and top and bake in the morning.
Thanks Jessica, for a really good recipe!
Overnight Crumble Coffee Cake with Vanilla Drizzle
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 10-12 1x
Description
This coffee cake is all around delicious. Moist, vanilla coffee cake, topped with a cinnamon, nutty crunch topping and sweet vanilla icing.
Ingredients
- For the Coffee Cake:
- 3/4 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 2 lg eggs
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1 c. low-fat buttermilk
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- For the Cinnamon-Nut Crumble:
- 1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans
- 1/2 c. coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/2 c. slivered almonds
- 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- For the Sweet Vanilla Drizzle:
- 2 c. Confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 to 3 Tbsp skim milk
Instructions
- Stir together all ingredients of the Cinnamon-Nut Crumble and set aside.
- Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat butter at medium speed until creamy, then gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 13″ x 9″ pan. Cover tightly, and chill 8 to 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Let cake stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sprinkle with Cinnamon-Nut Crumble. Bake 32 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the Vanilla Drizzle, by stirring together confectioners sugar, vanilla and 2 Tbsp. milk. Stir in remaining 1 Tbsp. milk, 1 tsp. at a time, until desired consistency.
- Cool cake completely, then spoon drizzle over the cake.
Notes
Prep time does not include overnight refrigeration time.
Make sure to use fresh nuts for this recipe. Shelf life for nuts is not too long and the nutty taste really stands out in the topping. Old nuts would really ruin this recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
4 Comments
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
January 6, 2013 at 7:38 pmOooh this coffee cake looks like perfection! I adore the vanilla drizzle too!
Sandie
January 6, 2013 at 8:10 pmThis was reaaallly good! One of the best I ever had!
Laura Dembowski
January 7, 2013 at 4:03 pmThis looks amazing! So unique that it is refrigerated overnight. I’ll have to give this a try 🙂
Sandie
January 7, 2013 at 11:01 pmIt’s really super easy to make, and DELICIOUS!