Article: Slimmed-down coffee cake is worth every extra step.(Food)(Lean & lovin' it)(Recipe)

Byline: Don Mauer

I opened a recent issue of Cook's Country (not known for lean recipes) and there - in all its full-color, high-calorie glory - appeared a delicious-looking Pecan Sour Cream Coffee Cake with orange glaze dripping down its sides.

"Wouldn't that be a tasty way to start a lazy Sunday morning?" I thought.

Reading the ingredient list drove my hopes of ever making and sampling this coffee cake lower and lower: a full cup of toasted pecans, a half-pound of butter, nearly 2 cups of sour cream.

I ran the nutrition analysis to see just how many calories and how much fat a slim slice of that coffee cake delivered. The numbers ...

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