Breakfast Celebration Cake

Breakfast Celebration Cake

Serves 18

Ingredients

15 tbsp. Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, cool but not cold, cut into chunks, divided
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. Kowalski's Ground Cinnamon
½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped pecans
3 eggs
1 ½ cups sour cream, divided
¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tbsp. freshly grated orange zest (from about 3 oranges)
1 tsp. Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract
2 ¼ cups flour
1 ¼ cup sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. baking soda
¾ tsp. kosher salt
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Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat 3 tbsp. butter with brown sugar and cinnamon until a coarse, sandy mixture forms. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts; set aside.
  3. In another medium mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 cup sour cream, orange juice, zest and vanilla; set aside.
  4. In an electric stand mixer, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.
  5. Using a paddle attachment, beat in remaining butter and sour cream a little at a time until a coarse, wet, sandy mixture forms.
  6. Add egg mixture in 3 additions, beating on low until fully incorporated.
  7. Increase speed to medium-high; beat for 2 min.
  8. Lightly spray a 9" square nonstick baking pan with cooking spray; line bottom only with parchment paper.
  9. Pour ½ of the batter into bottom of pan; sprinkle ½ of the nut mixture over batter.
  10. Pour remaining batter evenly over top; sprinkle with remaining nut mixture.
  11. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hr., tenting pan loosely with foil in the last 30 min. of baking, if needed, to control excess browning.
  12. Remove from oven; let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

 

Tasty Tip:

  • Cake may be frozen, tightly wrapped, for at least 3 months. Thaw in the wrapping for best results.