Shelly's Recipe

BROWN SUGAR-PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Category: Coffee Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
1 cup sour cream
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans

Stir together flour and brown sugar in a large bowl. Cut 3/4 cup butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Press 2 3/4 cups crumb mixture evenly on the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 inch pan.

Stir together sour cream, egg, and baking soda; add to remaining crumb mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir together sugar and cinnamon. Pour sour cream mixture over crumb crust in pan; sprinkle evenly with cinnamon mixture and pecans. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.