Butterscotch Coffee Cake

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This cake has butterscotch/cream cheese bottom with a light buttermilk cake, and a delicious topping... YUM!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 9-12

ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package butterscotch chips
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
• 3 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup cold butter (no substitutions)
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• CRUMB TOPPING

• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar or 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans

directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 13" x 9" baking pan.
3. In the microwave, melt the butterscotch baking chips (watch closely not to scorch the chips).
4. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and milk (or cream if using); stir in melted butterscotch chips; set aside.
5. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder.
6. Cut in cold butter, until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
7. In another bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; stir into flour mixture just to moisten.
8. In prepared baking pan, spread the butterscotch/cream cheese mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan.
9. Spoon the buttermilk cake batter over the butterscotch crust; sprinkle with the topping.
10. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
11. To make the topping: combine the flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs, stir in pecans; sprinkle over top of cake before baking.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Wow...this was so good. This is a delicious coffeecake. We enjoyed it very much...I especially loved the butterscotch cream cheese and pecan additions. It was quick and very easy to make. I will be making this again. Thanks so much for sharing Kitten.

 

[nvermd]

This was delicious. Loved the different layers of taste.