Time for another Secret Recipe Club post! I can’t believe this post marks one year with the club! In the Secret Recipe Club, each blogger is assigned a different blog each month. They secretly choose a recipe, prepare it, and post it on a designated day. It is so much fun on reveal day to see what recipes everyone has chosen!
This month I was excited to find out I was assigned Sew You Think You Can Cook! Lauren is a close friend of mine and this has been quite a busy summer for our families. She recently had a baby and in the past couple of weeks, we have both left Florida for different areas of the country. I am so glad I got a chance to meet baby Wesley before our moves. I will miss not having them close by. At least I still have her wonderful blog to follow. I have already made a some amazing recipes from her blog: Rolled Pancakes, Brown Sugar Tomato Pasta, Chorizo Mac and Cheese, and Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas. I also have the following pinned for later: Blender Salsa, Cookies and Creme Milkshake, Strawberry Balsamic Pizza, and Midnight Brownies.
When trying to decide on a recipe, I was a little limited due to first trimester food aversions and currently being in transit with our move. I am borrowing my parents’ kitchen, so I wanted to make something fairly simple. This Nutella Coffee Cake was perfect. I pinned it a few months ago and am glad I finally got the opportunity to try it.
Lauren suggested using a 9×9 inch pan for the cake. I used an 8″x8″, but agree that a 9″x9″ would probably be better. The cake came out quite high. I also only used 3/4 of the topping and would use a little more next time to account for spreading. I loved the layer of Nutella through the center. When I need to work with Nutella, I usually microwave it for about 20 seconds to make it more runny and easier to spread. Evan was a huge fan of the cake too!
I used plain, whole fat yogurt, but you can also substitute with sour cream.
Nutella Coffee Cake
Adapted from Sew You Think You Can Cook, from Food Network
Topping:
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup rolled oats
Cake:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup plain, whole yogurt, divided
8-10 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spread, Nutella
In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in the butter using your fingers or a dough blender to create a crumbly texture. Mix in the cocoa powder and oats. Refrigerate until needed.
Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter and lightly flour an 8″x8″ baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla extract.
Stir in 1/3rd of flour mixture, just until incorporated. Mix in 1/2 cup of the yogurt. Add another 1/3rd of the flour, remaining 1/2 cup of yogurt, then remaining flour mixture.
Pour half of the batter into prepared baking dish. Evenly top with the chocolate hazelnut spread. Microwaving the chocolate hazelnut spread for about 20 seconds makes it easier to distribute. Top with remaining batter. Cover thoroughly with the prepared topping.
Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
lk529 says
Microwaving the Nutella – why didn’t I think of that!? But then again, I don’t use the ingredient as much as you do! 😉
I’m glad you all liked the cake – and glad you could stomach it! I’m so excited for you guys and baby #2 and hate that I’m now too far away to meet him/her (I guess him!) in the hospital next spring.
Thanks, Tara. Love you and miss you. <3
Lynsey @lynseylous says
You had me at Nutella! This coffee cake looks amazing. Happy reveal day!
Rebekah @ Making Miracles says
I love this! It looks absolutely wonderful. I know my hubby and son would be a huge fan of this recipe – great choice this month!!
Karen Burns Booth says
What a wonderful recipe and a perfect cake for coffee in the afternoon! Karen
sallybr says
Happy First SRC anniversary! You picked a great recipe for your assignment, I see Nutella and I immediately start to dream about it….
Have a wonderful Reveal Monday! The collection of recipes this month is pretty amazing!
hapatite says
This looks so divine! I should run a swirl of nutella through my coffee cake when I make it next 🙂
hapatite says
P.S. — I had your blog for this month’s SRC & I made your Curried Vegetable Noodles. They were so scrumptious!
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
I had nutella this weekend for the first time in forever and forgot how amazing it is! This coffee cake is picture perfect and sounds SO yummy!! Great pick!
Melissa says
You had me at nutella! Also, happy SRC anniversary! Great pick this month 🙂
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says
I don’t think I have ever tried nutella but I won’t be able to say that after I make this delicious sounding recipe.
A Kitchen Hoor says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE nutella!! I honestly think I could eat a whole jar with a spoon. This looks fabulous! Pinned.
avril says
I just love the pictures of your son eating the coffee cake….beautiful! And that coffee cake is fabulous looking too!!! Wonderful SRC pick for the month 🙂
Sarah E. (@sjanee11) says
Aw! Love that some of our Group D members are friends in real life – that’s so awesome! I went coffeecake too for reveal day – but yum yum yum NUTELLA!! Pinning this to remember to make soon 🙂 Happy reveal day!
shockinglydelicious says
Did someone say Nutella? I am in!
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
That tall coffee cake looks delicious and your son is adorable. How fun that you got to make a friend’s recipe!
Couscous & Consciousness says
I had never actually made coffee cake until I tried a cinnamon walnut version for an SRC assignment a few months back. It was such a hit, I’ve been meaning to try another one ever since. As I’m a big Nutella fan, this looks like it might be the one 🙂 Great pick.
emmajeanne16 says
All of those recipes sound delicious but I love the Nutella coffee cake. What is not to love? Great SRC pick!
Odelle Smith says
Coffee, Pecan & Nutella swirl coffee cake with crunchy topping, how gorgeous will this be….
Pecan’s will go well I think with this delight, who can possibly add more to perfection, not me!
I hope that I can master it as lovely as you have, I do like the added height, more cake to a slice perhaps!
Yes, it’s great you’ve shared friends recipes, will have a browse through.
On a more savory note, I do like the sound of your curried noodles, they’ll be ideal for a different meal….
Thanks for sharing Tara & all the best with your pregnancy….Good Luck! It will be exciting to see pics of your new arrival, with all my best wishes & love to you & your family,
Odelle Smith x.
Tara says
Thanks so much!
Odelle Smith says
ps. Pinning & re-posting, this is a sure winner in my books!
Odelle Smith x.