Bacon and Pecan Crumble Coffee Cake

Make your Easter celebration, or your next family breakfast, truly special with a sweet and savory take on traditional coffee cake. The combination of sugary maple, salty bacon and crunchy buttery pecans will delight your taste buds. Pair with your favorite coffee and serve for breakfast or dessert!

Ingredients

Coffee Cake

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), plus more for buttering the pan
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract 
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  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk

Cinnamon & Sugar Filling

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Bacon & Pecan Crumble

  • 7 strips cooked bacon, chopped
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 stick), cubed

Vanilla Maple Glaze

Directions

Coffee Cake

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9X13 inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar, mixing for one to two minutes on low speed until combined and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla, scrape down the sides of the bowl.

In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In another large bowl, whisk together the sour cream and milk.

Working in intervals, alternate between adding dry ingredients and wet ingredients to the bowl of the standing mixer, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Continue scraping down the sides of the bowl and mix until everything is combined and smooth.

Cinnamon and Sugar Filling

Combine cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Set aside.

Bacon & Pecan Crumble

Combine the chopped bacon, brown sugar, pecans, flour and butter in a medium bowl. Rub the mixture between your fingers until sandy crumbles form.

Vanilla Maple Glaze

Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and salt. Add one teaspoon of milk at a time to reach desired consistency of glaze. Cover and chill until needed.

Assembly

To assemble the cake, transfer half of the batter into the greased baking pan and top with the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Pour the rest of the batter on top of the cinnamon and sugar layer and cover with the bacon and pecan crumble.

Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden and the cake is cooked through. While the cake is baking, prepare the maple glaze. Allow cake to cool 10-15 minutes.

Drizzle the vanilla glaze over the cake right before serving. Serve immediately or wrap in plastic and store in refrigerator for up to a week.

Notes

Not a fan of bacon? No problem! The coffee cake still tastes great without bacon.

You can make this coffee cake the night before serving. After you bake the coffee cake, allow to cool and refrigerate overnight. Warm the coffee cake at 350°F  for 10 minutes, then serve.

Coffee Cake

  • 113 grams unsalted butter (1 stick), plus more for buttering the pan
  • 100 grams light brown sugar
  • 100 grams granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 320 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 360 grams sour cream
  • 350 ml whole milk

Cinnamon & Sugar Filling

  • 100 grams granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Bacon & Pecan Crumble

  • 7 strips cooked bacon
  • 200 grams brown sugar
  • 120 grams pecans
  • 96 grams all-purpose flour
  • 113 grams cold unsalted butter (1 stick)

Vanilla Maple Glaze

Directions

Coffee Cake

Preheat the oven to 177°C. Spray a 33×23-centimeters baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar, mixing for one to two minutes on low speed until combined and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla, scrape down the sides of the bowl.

In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In another large bowl, whisk together the sour cream and milk.

Working in intervals, alternate between adding dry ingredients and wet ingredients to the bowl of the standing mixer, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Continue scraping down the sides of the bowl and mix until everything is combined and smooth.

Cinnamon and Sugar Filling

Combine cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Set aside.

Bacon & Pecan Crumble

Combine the chopped bacon, brown sugar, pecans, flour and butter in a medium bowl. Rub the mixture between your fingers until sandy crumbles form.

Vanilla Maple Glaze

Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and salt. Add one teaspoon of milk at a time to reach desired consistency of glaze. Cover and chill until needed.

Assembly

To assemble the cake, transfer half of the batter into the greased baking pan and top with the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Pour the rest of the batter on top of the cinnamon and sugar layer and cover with the bacon and pecan crumble.

Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden and the cake is cooked through. While the cake is baking, prepare the maple glaze. Allow cake to cool 10-15 minutes.

Drizzle the vanilla glaze over the cake right before serving. Serve immediately or wrap in plastic and store in refrigerator for up to a week.

Notes

Not a fan of bacon? No problem! The coffee cake still tastes great without bacon.

You can make this coffee cake the night before serving. After you bake the coffee cake, allow to cool and refrigerate overnight. Warm the coffee cake at 177 °C for 10 minutes, then serve.

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    35 minprep

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    50 mincook

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    10-12servings

This Recipe Uses

Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract