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Ultimate Streusel Cake

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes one 10-inch cake

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for the pan
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sour cream (or 1 cup buttermilk)
Pecan Streusel Filling (recipe follows)
2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup milk

Pecan Streusel Filling

1 1/2 cups lightly packed light-brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
(makes enough for one 10-inch cake)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl; set aside. Butter a 10-inch Bundt pan (or other tube pan with 3-quart capacity); set aside.

    Step 2

    In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, until well combined. Add the vanilla; stir until combined. Add the reserved flour mixture and sour cream, and stir just until well combined. Spoon half the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan. Make a well in the batter, and crumble 2/3 of the streusel mixture into the well. Top with the remaining batter, smoothing the top. Sprinkle the remaining streusel evenly over the top. Bake until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour.

    Step 3

    In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and milk; set aside, covered with plastic wrap, until ready to use. Cool the cake until just warm before drizzling with icing.

  2. Pecan Streusel Filling

    Step 4

    Combine the sugars, pecans, flour, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium bowl. Using your hands or a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until well combined and crumbly; refrigerate until ready to use.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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