An amazing fragrant, and moist coffee cake with kefir that will please your family or friends. I’ve included options other than kefir, in case you don’t have any at home. Here’s how to make Kefir Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake.

The first cake I ever baked, outside of an Easy-Bake oven, was a sour cream coffee cake from my mother’s stained recipe book. It was an easy one-bowl cake with a cinnamon nut streusel topping, that swirled through the cake, as it baked. It seemed almost magical to an 11-year-old. I’ve made it many times since. It’s simple, inexpensive, and I usually have all the ingredients on hand. This one is made with freshly ground whole wheat flour — but you can use all-purpose flour, instead. Crunchy streusel, cinnamon, nuts, and soft moist cake that doesn’t need icing, is a perfect dessert for coffee time or to carry to a potluck. This Kefir Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake is what I did last Sunday.

My version uses kefir, a fermented milk product, similar to yogurt, in place of the classic sour cream (*See my note below.). There are a few other tweaks in it that made for an amazing fragrant, and moist dessert. And the best part is that I made the cake after breakfast on Sunday morning and it was ready before we had to leave. It doesn’t get any easier.

Here’s the Joybilee Farm version of this easy treat:

Time: 20 prep minutes plus 1 hr. and 15 min.

Kefir Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake

Kefir Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon

2 tbsp. soft butter

Mix butter and sugar together until creamy. Stir in cinnamon and nuts and mix till crumbly. Set aside.

Kefir Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake Batter:

3 cups whole wheat flour, freshly ground

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 cups organic sugar

1/2 cup coconut oil

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups kefir*

In a large mixing bowl, cream together coconut oil and sugar. Beat in kefir. Add vanilla and eggs and beat after each addition. Without mixing, add flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat just until the dry ingredients are mixed in with the moist ingredients. Do not overbeat.

In a well-greased and floured angel food cake tin or bundt pan, spread 1/2 of the batter. Sprinkle 1/2 of the streusel. Spread the remainder of the batter on top. Smooth out the batter’s surface. Sprinkle the remaining streusel over the top of the batter.

Preheat oven to 325F. Bake the cake in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 min. Remove from pan. Continue to cool on the rack until just warm. Drizzle with glaze and garnish with pecans if desired.

Light kefir glaze (optional):

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. kefir*

Melt butter and add powdered sugar. Mix well with a fork or a whisk to remove any lumps from the sugar and achieve a smooth consistency. Add vanilla and kefir. Beat well. The consistency should be smooth and liquid. If it is too thick to drizzle, add more kefir 1 tsp at a time. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar, 1 tsp. at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.

Spread over the top of the cake, while the cake is still warm. Drizzle a small amount down the sides of the cake. Garnish with pecan halves, if desired.

Serves 12 to 15

*I have made this recipe successfully with yogurt, cultured buttermilk, or sour cream used in the place of the kefir, in equal proportions. No other changes are necessary to the recipe if you are substituting kefir for another cultured dairy product.

I use a Wondermill Grain Mill to grind my whole wheat berries. It’s fast and very quiet. I recommend this mill over the other grain mills I’ve tried. See my grain mill review.

Kefir-pecan streusel coffee cake

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Author: Chris Dalziel
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield: 1 cake 1x
Category: n/a
Method: Baking
Cuisine: n/a

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Description

A refreshing take on a traditional coffee cake.

Ingredients

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Streusel Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
2 tbsp. soft butter

Coffee cake batter:

3 cups whole wheat flour, freshly ground
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups organic sugar
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups kefir*

Glaze:

1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. kefir*

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Instructions

Streusel Topping:

Mix butter and sugar together until creamy.
Stir in cinnamon and nuts and mix till crumbly.
Set aside.

Cake Batter:

In a large mixing bowl, cream together coconut oil and sugar.
Beat in kefir.
Add vanilla and eggs and beat after each addition.
Without mixing, add flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
Beat just until the dry ingredients are mixed in with the moist ingredients. Do not over beat.
In a well greased and floured angel food cake tin or bundt pan, spread 1/2 of the batter.
Sprinkle 1/2 of the streusel.
Spread the remainder of the batter on top.
Smooth out the batter surface.
Sprinkle the remaining streusel over the top of the batter.
Preheat oven to 325F.
Bake the cake in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
Cool on a rack for 10 min.
Remove from pan.
Continue to cool on the rack until just warm.

Glaze:

Melt butter and add powdered sugar.
Mix well with a fork or a whisk to remove any lumps from the sugar and achieve a smooth consistency.
Add vanilla and kefir.
Beat well.
The consistency should be smooth and liquid.
If it is too thick to drizzle, add more kefir 1 tsp at a time.
If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar, 1 tsp. at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
Spread over the top of the cake, while the cake is still warm.
Drizzle a small amount down the sides of the cake.
Garnish with pecan halves, if desired.

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