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Caramel Walnut Coffee Cake

I won't tell if you eat this for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee.
Course Breads, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel walnut coffee cake, coffee cake, wanlut coffee cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 servings
Calories 666kcal
Author Cultured Palate

Ingredients

Caramel

  • 1 ½ c. sugar
  • 3 tablespoon water
  • ½ c. heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ c. butter softened

Topping

  • ⅓ c. firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoon unbleached flour
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter
  • ½ c. walnuts chopped

Cake

  • ½ c. butter softened
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ c. unbleached flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ c. walnuts chopped

Instructions

For Caramel

  • In a large skillet stir together the sugar and water. Cook over medium heat without stirring until the mixture is ambe colored - about 10 mins.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in cream and butter.
  • Let cool in the skillet stirring frequently.
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Line a 9" cast iron skillet with parchment paper.

For Topping

  • Whisk the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
  • Using a spoon or hand mixer, stir in butter until crumbly. Add in the walnuts.
  • Set aside.

For Cake

  • Using a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until fluffy - scrape sides as needed.
  • Add eggs and beat well.
  • Add sour cream and vanilla.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Gradually add flour mixture to flour/butter mixture beating just until combined.
  • Spread half the batter into prepared skillet.
  • Drizzle with ¾ of the caramel and sprinkle with pecans.
  • Top with remaining batter.
  • Spread the remaining caramel on top.
  • Sprinkle with topping.
  • Bake 45 - 50 minutes until a fork inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

For a larger cake, use a 17" cast iron skillet and triple the recipe. I also line my skillet with baking parchment to be extra safe.
Caramel Walnut Coffee Cake - Variations
  • You can substitute walnuts for any nuts such as pecans or hazelnuts
  • You can also add chopped fruit to this cake such as pineapple

Nutrition

Calories: 666kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 740IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1.1mg