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Overnight Lemon Country Coffee Cake

Overnight Lemon Country Coffee Cake

  • 15 Minutes Prep9 Hours 10 Minutes Total
  • 15 Servings
Assembling coffee cake the night before allows you to enjoy oven-fresh sweet bread in the morning...without waking at the crack of dawn!

Ingredient List

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® Original yogurt lemon burst
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 2 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

  1. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on low speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add yogurt, lemon peel, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; beat on low speed until smooth. Spread batter in pan. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 16 hours.
  2. In small resealable plastic bag, mix brown sugar, pecans and nutmeg. Refrigerate.
  3. When ready to bake, let coffee cake stand at room temperature while heating oven to 350°F. Uncover coffee cake; sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.
  4. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Tips

  • You can bake the coffee cake right away. Just sprinkle it with the topping, and reduce the baking time to 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Serve with sliced honeydew and cantaloupe.
  • Make an orange version of this coffee cake with orange yogurt and grated orange peel.

Nutrition Information

Servings: 15
Serving size: 1 Serving
Amount per serving (Calories ):
Nutrition Facts
Food component / NutrientAmount% Daily Value*
Trans Fat0g% Value not available
Soluble Fiber0g% Value not available
Vitamin EValue not available0%
Pantothenic AcidValue not available2%
ManganeseValue not available20%
SeleniumValue not available15%
CopperValue not available6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

  • Starch 1&½,
  • Fruit 0,
  • Other Carbohydrate 1&½,
  • Skim Milk 0,
  • Low-Fat Milk 0,
  • Milk 0,
  • Vegetable 0,
  • Very Lean Meat 0,
  • Lean Meat 0,
  • Medium-Fat Meat 0,
  • High-Fat Meat 0,
  • Fat 2,
  • Fruits 0c,
  • Vegetables 0c,
  • Grains 1oz-eq,
  • Meat & Beans 1oz-eq,
  • Dairy 0c,
  • Fats & Oils 2tsp

Carbohydrate Choice

  • Choices per serving3