Make-Ahead Icebox Coffee Cake

Name: Make-Ahead Icebox Coffee Cake
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 2/3 cup packed (4⅔ ounces/132 grams), light brown sugar; 2/3 cup (4⅔ ounces/132 grams), granulated sugar; 2/3 cup (3⅓ ounces/94 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons, ground cinnamon; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, chopped pecans; 3 1/2 cups (17½ ounces/496 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 cup packed (7 ounces/198 grams), light brown sugar; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 3 large, eggs; 1 3/4 cups, sour cream

Desserts or Baked Goods
Make Ahead
Breakfast & Brunch
Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2008

The key to producing a batter that can sit overnight in the refrigerator and still bake up tall and light the next day is in the mixing method.

SERVES 12

TIME 1¾ hours

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