Prune Pecan Coffee Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt or tube pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine oil, eggs and 1 1/2 cup sugar. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Add flour mixture, alternating with 1 cup buttermilk, starting and ending with dry ingredients. beat well after each addition. Stir in prunes, pecans and 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
• Pour into greased and floured bundt or tube pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
• Make large, deep holes in hot cake and pour topping in holes and on top of cake a little at a time, giving it time to soak in.
• For the topping: In saucepan, over medium heat, cook butter, 3/4 cup buttermilk, corn syrup and 1 1/2 cup sugar until sugar and butter melt. Remove from heat and add 2 teaspoons vanilla and stir.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Butter a 10" tube or Bundt pan and dust with flour.
• Coarsely chop apricots and prunes. Toss to combine.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Beat butter until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in sugar, then eggs, one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Blend in flour mixture, alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Blend until just smooth. Gently fold in prunes and apricots.
• Mix the first four streusel ingredients with a fork until crumbly. (Will make approximately 1 cup of streusel). Turn 1/3 of batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of streusel mixture.
• Repeat, layering the remaining batter and streusel twice.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan to platter.
• Sift icing sugar over top if desired.
• This cake can be served warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees and butter a 9 in non-stick round baking pan.
• Mix the confectioner's sugar, the flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle.
• Add the rest of the cake ingredients to the well and mix very well with a wire whisk or electric mixer. Pour batter in prepared pan.
• Arrange the prunes and pecan halves alternately around the top of the batter. Mix the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly on top of the cake.
• Bake for 1 hour or until cake is nicely browned and golden at the edges.
• Serve warm topped with whipped cream sprinkled with nutmeg, if desired.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first six ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine pecans, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl pecan mixture. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice until smooth; drizzle over warm coffee cake. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil, and lightly grease with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sour cream, then beat in sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. By hand, fold in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• To make the Pecan Topping: In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over cake batter in pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, and remove foil.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. In a large mixer bowl at high speed, beat sugar and butter or margarine until light and fluffy. At medium speed, beat in sour cream and eggs. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to sour cream mixture and at medium speed, beat until thoroughly blended. Stir in prunes. Spread in baking pan.In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter or margarine until pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over prune mixture. Bake for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Grease and flour a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan.
• 2. In a small saucepan,combine prunes,1 cup of water, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat,cover,and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3. Drain prunes; *RESERVE THE LIQUID *. Add water to prune liquid to make 1/2 cup,if necessary. Stir vanilla into prune liquid; set aside.
• 4. In a medium bowl,stir together flour,baking powder,baking soda,and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add 1 beaten egg at a time to the creamed mixture,beating well after each addition. Please read carefully_ Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture Alternating with prune mixture ,until both prune mixture and dry ingredients are combined with the creamed mixture.
• 5. Stir in prunes and orange peel. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 1/2 hours. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack to cool completely.