Pecan-Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Southerners don’t eat “Danish” with their coffee for breakfast the way Yankees do—much less (heaven forbid!) gummy bagels. They eat coffee cake—homemade coffee cake like this spicy pecan classic that might well be smeared with fruit preserves and consumed after all the eggs and sausage and biscuits. Rich coffee cakes are also served at teas, taken to shut-ins and bereavements, or given as housewarming, birthday, or wedding gifts in the South. Since they freeze so beautifully, I know