Brown Sugar-Pecan Coffee Cake

From Southern Living December 2006 test kitchen's top rated recipes.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter, cubed
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 3  tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Stir together flour and brown sugar in a large bowl.
2. Cut 3/4 cup butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Press 2 3/4 cups crumb mixture evenly on the bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
3. Stir together sour cream, egg, and baking soda; add to remaining crumb mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Stir together granulated sugar and cinnamon.
5. Pour sour cream mixture over crumb crust in pan; sprinkle evenly with cinnamon mixture and pecans.
6. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.