Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2012

I am thrilled to be the first one to review and photograph this wonderful recipe. What a treat it was to wake up, turn on the oven, pop in this coffee cake, and then have a house smelling like cinnamon. This is very easy to mix together the night before, and you won't be disappointed that you took the time to do it. This cake rose beautifully, the texture was very light and moist, and the taste was crazy good. The next time that I make this, I'm going to add some chopped apples just for a variation. Maridele, thanks for introducing me to your fabulous coffee cake recipe; going into my Favorites folder.

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lutzflcat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Living In: Lutz, Florida, USA

Reviewed: May 22, 2012

I made half of this recipe in an 8” springform pan. The only changes I made were to omit the nutmeg as I’m not a fan, added 1/2 t. vanilla, and I increased the pecans to around 1/3 cup for my half recipe. Other than that I followed the recipe as written. I love the fact that you can make this ahead. Maridele, this is a wonderful coffee cake. We really enjoyed it and I’ll definitely be making it again. Thank you!

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bellepepper

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 12, 2012

Great recipe - delicious, light and moist. I prepared in a 9 x 13 glass dish and placed in refrigerator last night, this morning I removed and allowed to warm on the counter before placing in oven. I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Next time I make it, I will add 1 teaspoon of salt because I used unsalted butter. Thanks for sharing Maridele - it is a keeper and we enjoyed it!

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Shearone

Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2012

This recipe is easy and delicious even for those of us who don't plan ahead and forget to put it together the night before. I made a batch this morning start to finish and it turned out delicious! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe with us Maridele!

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Occasional Cooker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2012

Very simple from scratch coffee cake. Made this for our church breakfast on Easter morning. I loved that I could make it the night before and just pop it into the oven. The cinnamon sugar and pecan topping reminds me of German roasted nuts. Yummy!

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dereynolds

Reviewed: May 20, 2012

I will make this again, very good and very easy.

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Joey Joan

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Clarkston, Michigan, USA

Living In: Hainesport, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2012

This is the second coffee cake I've made, and the second one that tasted awesome but had a really over-moist texture. Considering it's a totally different recipe than the last one I made, I know it's something I did, not the recipe itself. I did use plain yogurt instead of sour cream, but it definitely wasn't that that screwed it up, since I swap yogurt in recipes all the time with great success, and the other recipe for coffee cake I used didn't require sour cream to begin with. The biggest change I made was scaling it down to an 8x8 pan, but yet again, I'm sure that's not the problem. I've really got to figure out what I'm doing wrong here! Either way, the flavor was awesome, just like I wanted, but again, something I'm doing is giving me a slightly more bread-pudding-like texture than I'd like.

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Lulu

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2012

EXCELLENT! I love the crunch from the topping. After several mornings of realizing I forgot to make the batter, I decided to go ahead and make it without any refrigeration. If it didn't turn out, it would be no fault of the recipe and no one would know. Well, I can shout out "IT WORKS" and what a treat it was! Although I had to leave out the nuts due to a diet restriction, it was fabulous! Thank you Maridele for sharing such a wonderful recipe!

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SHORECOOK

Home Town: Woodbury, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Cape May Court House, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: May 30, 2012

So easy -- it was great to wake up the family to the enticing smell of the innamon-laden topping. This is a wonderful and simple treat for brunch or any weekend breakfast.

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Lindy_tx

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Flower Mound, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2012

I love finding a great recipe that I can make in advance and bake the following morning for breakfast or brunch. This coffee cake was wonderful – ideal flavor and texture. I’m not a fan of nutmeg so I did half nutmeg, half cinnamon and it was perfect for us. This is a keeper.

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