Whole Wheat, Hazelnut, & Crème Fraiche Coffee Cake
Coffee cake has never looked so decadent!
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Ingredients
Crumble
5 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup almond meal
4 ½ tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Streusel
1 cup pecans, toasted
3 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Cake
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
1 ¾ cups + 2 tablespoons sugar
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
½ cup hazelnut meal or almond flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups crème fraiche
Icing
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Crumble
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter, both flours, sugar, and salt. Using your hands or a pastry cutter, combine the ingredients together until everything is well combined and moistened. Allow a few small bits of butter to remain. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- To make the streusel. In a food processor, combine the pecans, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and pulse until the pecans are ground, but not becoming a paste. Set aside.
Cake
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat to 350°F.
- Line and grease a 10-inch round cake pan or spring form pan - Use butter to lightly grease the pan and use parchment paper to line the pan for the best results.
- With a hand mixer or in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and salt on medium-high speed until light and fluffy and the sugar begins to dissolve into the butter.
- Incorporate the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flours, hazelnut meal, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Add in the crème fraiche and mix until incorporated.
- Scoop half of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it with a small offset spatula.
- Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the batter.
- Top with the rest of the batter, coaxing it into covering the streusel layer. Top with the crumble.
- Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until fully baked through. Allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 15 minutes.
- Place a flat plate on top of the cake and pan. Carefully invert the cake onto the plate by flipping both upside down. Then lift the pan off the cake.
- Gently pull the parchment paper away from the cake. Rest the serving plate on the bottom of the cake and turn the cake right-side up onto the plate.
Icing
- In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Stir with a fork to combine.
- Drizzle over the top of the cake before serving.
Nutrition
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Learn MoreServing Size | 1 slice |
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Calories | 767 |
Fat | 46 g |
Saturated Fat | 24 g |
Cholesterol | 148 mg |
Sodium | 522 mg |
Carbohydrates | 83 g |
Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
Protein | 10 g |