Pecan-Topped Applesauce Coffee Cake

Name: Pecan-Topped Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) coffee cake | Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, melted; 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder; 2½ cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; ½ cup (125 mL) oil; 1 peeled apple, coarsely grated; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground allspice; ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground cloves; 1 cup (250 mL) chopped pecan pieces; 2 eggs; 1½ cups (375 mL) unsweetened applesauce; 1½ cups (375 mL) packed light brown sugar; ½ cup (125 mL) packed dark brown sugar

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch 23 cm ) coffee cake | Serves
12 to 16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

This large, sticky cake presents beautifully, and can double as a dessert, if needed.

Ingredients

Cake

2 eggs
1½ cups (375 mL) unsweetened applesauce

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs just to blend, then whisk in the applesauce, brown sugar, and oil until smoothly blended. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking po