Easy Maple Pecan Coffee Cake

Submitted by SusieQusie

"Mmm! Coffee cake made easy by our good friend Bisquick. A quick crust is topped with a choux pastry, baked, then drizzled with maple glaze."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• Coffee Cake Crust

• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup Bisquick baking mix
• 2 tablespoons water

• Coffee Cake Topping (Choux)

• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 cup Bisquick baking mix
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 3 eggs

• Glaze

• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

• Garnish

• 1⁄4 cup chopped pecans

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. In small bowl, cut 2 tablespoons butter into 1 cup Bisquick mix, using pastry blender until crumbly. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water; mix until pastry cleans side of bowl. On ungreased cookie sheet, pat pastry into 11-inch circle. Set aside.
3. In 3-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup water and 1/4 cup butter to rolling boil. Add 1 teaspoon maple flavor and 1 cup Bisquick mix all at once. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 1/2 minutes or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time; continue beating until very smooth. Spread mixture evenly over the crust.
5. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until topping is crisp and dark golden brown; cool slightly.
6. In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cofee cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

Reviews

[Omm6806]

This was great. It was quite bit more work than I anticipated and it didn't look like what I expected, but it was unusual and very good. I think I might try making it in an 8 x 8 pan for greater ease, although it wouldn't be as pretty. I would also cut the icing in half. Thanks for sharing this.