Coffee Cake Recipe - w/ Pecan Streusel & Maple Glaze (2024)

This coffee cake recipe is SO yummy with the cinnamon sugar-y, crunchy pecan streusel and smothered in a sweet, warm, maple-y glaze!

Mmm. MMM. This Coffee Cake Recipe is Good <– with a capital G.

But hold up. It’s December 2nd, you guys. D.E.C.E.M.B.E.R. <– mind. blown.

Anyway.

I first tested this recipe on the morning of our first Wisconsin snow. We had planned to drive to Oshkosh to watch our friend Lucy (Hi Lucy!👋) run cross country, but as luck would have it, it snowed like 6 inches overnight, so Trevor and I thought it would be best to just stay home.

We were so bummed, but we got to see her family later that day, and I actually got to be SUPER productive.

It started by making this coffee cake recipe while I sippedon hot tea and listenedto Christmas music.🎶

Baking + tea + Christmas music + snow-y weather … how’s that for a little holiday cheer? 🙂

I was inspired to make this coffee cake recipe, because of old memories I have of eating coffee cake at my Gram’s house during the holiday season.

There’s just something about waking up to warm coffee cake that’s just too darn fabulous. It’s warm, it’s dense, there’s streusel, and usually some sort of glaze…and I mean…HELLOOOOO we get to eat cake for breakfast.

It doesn’t get better than that.

For today’s coffee cake recipe, there are three super yummy and delicious components: the streusel, the actual cake, and the maple glaze.

Whatever you do, do NOT skip any component in this recipe. The combo ofstreusel, cake, and maple glaze will surely get anybody up on a cold winter’s morning.❄️

First up, the streusel. Aka my favorite part.

Flour, oats, pecans, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter. That’s it! Mix it all together and honestly, you’ll probably have a hard time saving any for the cake. But resist, because this goes in the middle of your cake and also on the top.♡♡

Next up, the cake.♡ Ooooo, you guys. This cake is dense – in a really good way – and ultra buttery. The dry ingredients include flour, baking powder, and salt. The wet ingredients include butter, brown sugar, egg yolks, buttermilk, and vanilla. The buttermilk is key to making this cake moist and I love the subtle tangy flavor it gives this coffee cake recipe.

Just a heads up – this batter is t.h.i.c.k. When you’re spreading it into your baking pan, just be patient and take your time.

Last, but certainly not least, the maple glaze. You’ll make this while your coffee cake is baking to golden perfection.

All you need to is is whisk together powdered sugar, salt, butter, vanilla, maple syrup, and optional – milk (if you want a thinner glaze). This combination is pure heaven that you will literally be licking it off the spoon.

That’s it! Three components to making this the tastiestcoffee cake recipe yet!

Thiscake is SO yummy with the cinnamon sugar-y, crunchy pecan streusel and smothered in a sweet, warm, maple-y glaze.

This is the perfect cozy breakfast for a cold, winter day. 🙂

Ugh. Isn’t the holiday season the BEST?!

– Jennifer

Be sure to use an 8×8 in baking pan <– thatone is my favorite!