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Pear Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel

Fluffy & moist pear coffee cake with a sweet cinnamon filling and buttery pecan streusel topping.

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword pear coffee cake, pecan streusel, vegan dessert recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

Pecan Streusel

  • ½ cup (68g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (44g) chopped pecans
  • ¼ cup (52g) packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 4 tbsp cold vegan butter, cubed

Coffee Cake

  • 2 cups (282g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ¾ cup unsweetened, plain non-dairy milk
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 6 tbsp room temperature vegan butter
  • ¾ cup (158g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (126g) unsweetened, plain dairy-free yogurt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 lb bosc pears, peeled and chopped

Cinnamon Filling

  • ½ cup (103g) packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup (68g) all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp vegan butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8" pan with parchment paper.

  2. Start by making the streusel. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, pecans, sugars, and salt. Add the cold butter. Use your fingertips to pinch the butter into the dough until well distributed and mixture is sand-like. Store in fridge while preparing the cake.

  3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk together non-dairy milk and lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup. Set aside.

  4. In a separate larger mixing bowl, use a handheld mixer or stand mixer to beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy then mix in the yogurt and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add a third of the milk and a third of the flour to the butter mixture at a time. Mix until all the milk and flour is incorporated and a smooth batter forms (make sure not to overmix or the cake will be too dense). Fold in diced pears. 

  5. To make the cinnamon filling, in a separate small bowl pinch together the softened butter, flour, sugar and cinnamon until soft crumbs form.

  6. Pour half the cake batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle filling over the top, then pour over remaining cake batter. Sprinkle over streusel topping and lightly press so it sticks.

  7. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Let cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!