Copycat Starbucks Classic Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 make topping by combining 1 cup flour with brown sugar, a stick of softened butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. mixture should have the consistency of moist sand. add 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• 4 in a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. add this dry mixture to the moist ingredients a little bit at a time. add half n half and mix well.
• 5 spoon the batter into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan that has been buttered and dusted with a light coating of flour.
• 6 sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter. be sure the topping completely covers the batter.
• 7 bake cake for 50 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn light brown. cool and slice into 8 pieces.
• 8 serves 8.