Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup canola oil (or less, if desired- i've used 3/4 cup with equally fine results)
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese or 1/2 cup light ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• 2 in a small bowl combine nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl whisk together sugar, oil, zest and eggs. set aside.
• 4 in blender or food processor combine yogurt and cottage cheese until smooth. add to sugar mixture.
• 5 stir in lemon juice and vanilla.
• 6 combine flour and baking powder and gradually stir into sugar mixture until blended.
• 7 pour 2/3 of the batter into the pan.sprinkle with nut mixture. spoon remaining batter over nuts.
• 8 bake 40-45 minutes till done (cake tester comes out clean).
• 9 cool 10 min in pan. remove and let cool completely.