Coffee Pecan Pound Cake is a lovely tasting, moist cake with a perfect combination of coffee flavor and texture from the pecans.
Coffee Pecan Pound Cake! This is a wonderful cake, with a delicious flavor of coffee.
Throw in some pecans and you get a good texture of the pecan, and the soft pound cake. Add a cup of tea or coffee with a slice and it makes for a lovely snack, or serve as part of an English Afternoon Tea!
I've made this recipe so many times, sometimes I will cut the cake in half and freeze some, and other times, for example, when I have friends over for coffee, this goes pretty quick. People are always asking for my recipe for this coffee pecan pound cake so I decided I would write it up and share it with you right here.
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You will notice the bake time is longer than an average cake, and also the cooking temperature is lower. This is so the cake can cook slowly and be tender, moist and soft. if you've never cooked a pound cake at a lower temperature, try it!
We've got a lot of different pound cake recipes for you to try, ranging from our very popular Vanilla Pound Cake, to an unusual and so delicious Tiramisu Pound Cake which even uses mascarpone frosting and a lovely mascarpone filling which is characteristic of a tiramisu!
Once you've tried this recipe, I am sure you will make it time and time again. So here's the recipe for our delicious Coffee Pecan Pound Cake, and please enjoy!
Equipment
You will need a loaf tin, mine measures 30cm x 12cm and 8cm deep. (12-inch pan) .The batter will also fit in a 9-inch loaf pan.
Please note cook times will vary if you are not using a regular loaf pan.
Check out our handy Oven Temperature Conversion Guide!
Ingredients
225 g or 1 ¾ cups Plain / All purpose flour (sieved)
2 Teaspoons baking powder
¼ Teaspoon salt
175 g or ¾ cup softened butter
200 g or 1 cup regular sugar
⅔ Cup or 150 ml Milk
4 Teaspoons of coffee granules dissolved in 1 Tablespoon hot water.
2 Large eggs (lightly beaten)
1 Cup or 140 g Pecans
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 170c, 325F. Grease and line your baking tin. See here for how to line.
If you don't have time or don't have any parchment paper, use our homemade pan release to stop your cake from sticking.
2. Get all your ingredients ready, i.e dissolve the coffee, sieve the flour, and add the salt and baking powder to the flour etc. Crush the pecans a little with your hand so they are not such big pieces.
3. Start with making the cake batter by creaming the butter and sugar until a pale light color.
4. Slowly add the beaten eggs to the mixer, on a low-speed setting, a bit at a time. If the mixture starts to curdle or split, add a spoonful of your sieved flour, keep on adding the eggs, and a bit of flour if necessary until all the eggs are added.
5. Keeping the mixer on a slow speed, add the coffee mixture and milk slowly with the rest of the flour. Fold in the pecans
6. Transfer the cake mixture to the greased and lined loaf tin. Then place in the oven for 1 hr to 1 hr and 5 minutes. Check after 1 hour to see if it is cooked, using a skewer.
Every oven varies, so keep an eye on your cake!
7. Have a cup of tea!
Allow to cool. Store in an airtight container. You can also freeze half or all of it, wrap in parchment paper, then place in a zippy bag. Defrost as normal and enjoy! It will still be moist.
Below I made some mini Coffee Pecan Pound Cakes, same recipe, same instructions as above, but the oven temperature is set to 170 C, Gas 3, 325 F and baked for 15 - 20 minutes.
These little cakes are great for freezing if you have a small family and simply defrost a few as and when you like!
We've also made a coffee flavored walnut cake with a coffee cream cheese frosting, oh it's so good! See our Coffee Walnut Cake recipe. It's delicious!
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our coffee pecan pound cake post. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
Recipe Card
Coffee Pecan Pound Cake
Coffee Pecan Pound Cake is a lovely tasting, moist cake with a perfect combination of coffee flavor and texture from the pecans. Delicious with a cup of coffee!
Ingredients
- 225 g or 1 ¾ cups Plain / All purpose flour (sieved)
- 2 Teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- 175 g or ¾ cup softened butter
- 200 g or 1 cup regular sugar
- ⅔ Cup or 150 ml Milk
- 4 Teaspoons of coffee granules dissolved in 1 Tablespoon hot water.
- 2 Large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1 Cup or 140 g Pecans
Instructions
- Heat oven to 170c, 325F. Grease and line your baking tin. See here for how to line.
- Get all your ingredients ready, i.e dissolve the coffee, sieve the flour, and add the salt and baking powder to the flour etc. Crush the pecans a little with your hand so they are not such big pieces.
- Start with making the cake batter by creaming the butter and sugar until a pale light colour.
- Slowly add the beaten eggs to the mixer, on a low speed setting, a bit at a time. If the mixture starts to curdle or split, add a spoonful of your sieved flour, keep on adding the eggs, and a bit of flour if necessary until all the eggs are added.
- Keeping the mixer on a slow speed, add the coffee mixture and milk slowly with the rest of the flour. Fold in the pecans
- Transfer the cake mixture to the greased and lined loaf tin. Drop it from a 3 cm height onto the work surface to level it out. Then place in the oven for 1 hr to 1 hr and 5 minutes, check after 1 hour to see if it is cooked, using a skewer. Every oven varies, so keep an eye on your cake!
- Have a cup of tea!
- Allow to cool. Store in an airtight container. You can also freeze half or all of it, wrap in parchment paper, then place in a zippy bag. Defrost as normal and enjoy! It will still be moist.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 400Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 283mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 2gSugar: 21gProtein: 6g
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sc0ness
says:This sounds delicious!!! Pinning to try for a possible blog post. :-D
Jill Galyen
says:What are the calories for an entire loaf? Looks amazing!!!
Petra
says:Low in taste and flavour. Needs more coffee or more……something.
Not loving it.
DeborahG
says:I love how you have weights in the recipe. Can’t wait to try!!!
Dianne Craft
says:Can you use brewed coffee or does it have to be instant?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Dianne, brewed is absolutely fine!
Maggie
says:It’s in the oven now, & if the cake’s even HALF as good as the batter was………. This will be my new favorite! :)
L
says:Looks delicious. Please work on your HTML it is screwing with the print options, causing me to cut and paste…..3 pages is a waste. 1st page has the cook time. 2nd page has the bread pix with partial ingrediant list embedded on top of the pic making it difficult to see and the last page is the rest of the ingrediants with the instructions. Annoying
Lovefoodies
says:Hi there, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, the recipe card is out of my control but down to the developers of the card. I sent them a support ticket regarding the issues you’ve described as I spotted the problem last week and I am guessing because of the holidays, there is a delay in any one fixing the problem. Please bear with us because this is no good at all. I agree!
kima
says:can you use reg.coffee instead of instant
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Kima, yes indeed. Just make sure the quantity of liquid is the same
Heather
says:Was all set to make it, and discovered I didn’t have any pecans! Arrgghh! I substituted chocolate chips, which will probably sink to the bottom, since I forgot to dust them with flour. I had a bit of leftover coconut pecan icing, so I threw that in for good measure. At least there’ll be a little bit of pecan in it. All in all, it’ll probably be a mess, but that’s my fault, not yours. It’s in the oven now, we’ll just cross our fingers and hope for the best! I added a shot of vanilla as well, since vanilla makes everything better!
Sue G
says:You’re a joke! You should keep your insulting comments to yourself next time!
VR
says:maybe I’m missing something here, but what insulting comments are you referring to? Are you seriously chastising Heather for something she said?
Nellie tinker
says:This looks awesome. Since my sister and sons are all diabetics. I was wondering can I use baking Splenda in place of the regular sugar.
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Nellie, Thank you! I have never tried using Splenda in cake baking. If you are used to using it, then I would say give it a go, and please do pop back and let us know if it works! Sorry I can’t be much help, but I really don’t know!
Alice
says:I’ve used Splenda in place of sugar for cakes and bread and it works good
Laure
says:Thanks for the suggestion about the milk. I will put in a teaspoon of vanilla and milk to equal 2 T. I think that it is worth a try. Will let you know how it goes. L
Lovefoodies
says:You’re very welcome Laure. I am sure you will enjoy!
Ksthrin
says:Can I use honey instead of sugar?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi there,
I’m afraid I can’t advise you on that one. I’ve never made this recipe using honey so I have no idea how it would turn out. If you do try, please do pop back and let us know!
Laure
says:This looks so good but I hate coffee, could I substitute vanilla for the coffee granules?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Laure, sure! (It won’t taste the same as you will be aware!!). What I suggest is you replace the water quantity used for dissolve the coffee with the same amount in milk, so the total liquid amount is the same. That way, your cake will still be moist :)
Dena
says:I made the Coffee Pecan Pound Cake the other day and it turned out fantastic! I didn’t have pecans available so I subbed walnuts instead and it was moist and delicious. Hubby thought it was great and actually shared a slice at work the next day and everyone enjoyed it!
Thanks for the recipe!
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Dena, Thanks very much for your feedback and so glad we got the thumbs up from your hubby’s work colleagues too! The addition of walnuts is something I do often with this recipe (only because pecans are so incredibly expensive where I live!) So happy you enjoyed the cake! Thanks for taking the time to write in and let us know how your baking went :)
marybellebuono@gmail.com
says:WOW does this ever sound awesome, i am not a coffee drinker but i know my husband would love this, i am sure when i make it, and i will, i will try a piece too :-)
lovefoodies
says:Hi Mary,
I’m glad you like the recipe!!
The coffee is not a strong over powering taste in the cake, just a gentle one, so yes, please do try it! and I hope we will also get the thumbs up from your husband when you make it!!
Thanks for writing in!
Tamara S.
says:Stupid question, but this is instant coffee, right? Not regular coffee …
lovefoodies
says:Hi Tamara, yes it is instant coffee. You can use any coffee, so long as it equates to 2 tablespoons of liquid. The stronger the better, so the taste will come through. Hope that helps!
Nicole Neverman
says:I love a good pound cake and this one sounds really fantastic! Great recipe :)