Orange Chocolate Coffee Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is a lovely looking coffee cake with great citrus flavor. You'll want to make this one often. Ingredients:
streusel |
1 1/2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar |
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon |
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled salted butter, diced |
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans |
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips |
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3 cups all purpose flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 1/3 cups sugar |
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature |
3 large eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel |
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1 1/2 cups sour cream |
1/4 cup orange juice |
powdered sugar |
Directions:
1. For streusel:
2. Whisk brown sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture holds together in small, moist clumps. Mix in pecans and chocolate chips. (Can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
3. For cake:
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until blended and smooth. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then orange peel and vanilla extract. Mix in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with sour cream in 3 additions. Mix in orange juice. Spread half of batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of streusel. Drop remaining batter over by heaping tablespoonfuls; carefully spread batter to make even layer. Sprinkle with remaining streusel. Bake 30-35 minutes.
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