The Pioneer Woman's Coffee Cake

I am a subscriber to Ree Drummond's Pioneer Woman's blog (and who isn't??).  I love her blog and all the recipes that she posts!  Recently, she posted this recipe saying it was "The Best Coffee Cake EVER."  This got my attention!  Not that I have a good coffee cake recipe . . . but I have been looking for a good one (and the one that I made from Paula Deen last week was pretty darn good!).  So Ree, I had to try your recipe.

It is really easy to make and you probably have most of the ingredients.  Well, you might have to run to the store for the chopped pecans and butter (real butter, not margarine). 

Ree Drummond's The Best Coffee Cake Ever

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 1/2 stick of butter, softened
2 cups (scant) white sugar
3 cups flour, sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tsp salt (I omitted this)
1 1/4 cup milk
3 whole egg whites, beaten until stiff

For the Topping:

1 1/2 stick butter, softened
3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed firm
2 T cinnamon
1 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt (if you are adding salt).

Beat the egg whites in your electric mixer until they are stiff, set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar.

Add the flour mixture and milk alternately until combined.  You do not want to over mix.

Fold in the stiff egg whites with a rubber spatula.

Spread in a well greased 9 x 13 baking pan.

For the Topping, in a separate bowl, combine the butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans. 


Using a pastry cutter, mix until it is crumbly. 

Sprinkle all over the top of the cake.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.   Serve it warm!

(You should smell how WONDERFUL my house smells!!!)

Now the hard part, waiting for my husband to come home before I cut into this puppy!!    Will post the verdict later on tonight.  If it tastes as good as it smells, I think we have a keeper on our hands!

VERDICT:

My husband really liked the coffee cake.  It is very good.  The topping really makes the cake.  But is it the best coffee cake ever, I don't think so.  We liked the Paula Deen's coffee cake better.  Sorry Ree.  Yes, I would probably make this cake again. 

Ree Drummond's The Best Coffee Cake Ever

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 1/2 stick of butter, softened
2 cups (scant) white sugar
3 cups flour, sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tsp salt (I omitted this)
1 1/4 cup milk
3 whole egg whites, beaten until stiff

For the Topping:

1 1/2 stick butter, softened
3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed firm
2 T cinnamon
1 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt (if you are adding salt).

Beat the egg whites in your electric mixer until they are stiff, set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar.

Add the flour mixture and milk alternately until combined.  You do not want to over mix.

Fold in the stiff egg whites with a rubber spatula.

Spread in a well greased 9 x 13 baking pan.

For the Topping, in a separate bowl, combine the butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans.  Using a pastry cutter, mix until it is crumbly.  Sprinkle all over the top of the cake.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.   Serve it warm!