Pineapple Coffee Cake

Name: Pineapple Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 cake, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups diced pineapple chunks (blotted dry and coarsely chopped); 1/4 cup pecans

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"Nonfat plain yogurt replaces sour cream adding moisture, and tenderness to this lighened up coffee cake.. Cooking time does not include cooling time.."

Pineapple Coffee Cake created by Mika G.

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ingredients

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
¹⁄₄ cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¹⁄₂ cups diced pineapple chunks (blotted dry and coarsely chopped)
¹⁄₄ cup pecans

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and coat an 8 inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
Whisk both flours, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
Whisk egg, yogurt, oil, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
Add ingredients from step 2 and stir with spatula until blended (Do Not Overmix).
Fold in pineapple, and scrape batter into prepared pan.
Combine pecans and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl, and sprinkle over batter.
Bake cake until the top is golden brown, and a toothpick inserted comes out clean(50-55 minutes.).
Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
Cut into squares and serve warm.

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review by St. A.

6/28/2016

I doubled recipe, used honey in place of sugar and used an 8x13. It's in the oven now. The batter was super sticky and dry...so I added a splash of buttermilk..hoping it turns out ok. For topping used walnuts, coconut and sugar...
tweak by St. A.

6/28/2016

I doubled recipe, used honey in place of sugar and used an 8x13. It's in the oven now. The batter was super sticky and dry...so I added a splash of buttermilk..hoping it turns out ok. For topping used walnuts, coconut and sugar...
review by mommymakeit4u

12/1/2012

I was short 1/2 cup pineapple so I replaced it with blueberries which worked well. Baked it in a bundt pan for 30 minutes.
review by CookingONTheSide

2/7/2012

Very good! This was simple and very tasty. My family enjoyed it!
review by Dienia B.

10/29/2011

USED CRUSHED pineapple and vanilla yogurt not to sweet very nice recipe loved the topping