Pecan Pineapple Coffee Cake

Description

Quick and easy; tastes like pineapple upside-down cake. Coconut may be added to batter to make it taste like a pina colada cake.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups pineapple tidbits in juice, drained and juice reserved
  • ⅓ cup reserved pineapple juice
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • ¼ cup brown sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
  2. Combine flour
  3. white sugar
  4. 1/4 cup brown sugar
  5. baking powder
  6. baking soda
  7. and salt in a bowl. Whisk egg
  8. yogurt
  9. canola oil
  10. and vanilla extract in another bowl until smooth. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Add 1/3 cup reserved pineapple juice and fold in pineapple tidbits until batter is just mixed; pour into prepared baking dish.
  11. Stir pecans and remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  13. 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or completely cool.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 9

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