Pecan Coffee Cake

9 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. brown sugar
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1/2 c. shortening (butter and Crisco or margarine)
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix sugar, flour and shortening together as you would pie crust.
  2. 2
    Take out 1/2 cup mixture; save for topping.
  3. 3
    To the remainder, add the buttermilk and teaspoon of soda which has been dissolved in a tablespoon of warm water, vanilla, salt and egg. Beat together.
  4. 4
    Turn into buttered pan approximately 9 1/2 inches square.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle over top the 1/2 cup of crumbs and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
  6. 6
    Bake at 400° for 45 minutes.
  7. 7
    Best served slightly warm.
  8. 8
    (Serves 12.)

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