Paula Deen's Ultimate Coffee Cake

Good Morning everyone. Today is Day Three of "Paula Deen Week" our featured recipe for day three is "Paula's Deen's Ultimate Coffee Cake". This is a wonderful and easy recipe to make. Perfect if you have family or friends in town for a visit. When we have guest's coming in for the weekend I don't know about you but I don't want to spend to much time preparing a huge breakfast that takes all day to make. I would rather spend that time visiting and catching up. With this recipe you can throw it together the night before and the rest is taken care of as you sleep!!!!! Just wake up in the morning and pop it in the oven. This recipe only has a handful of ingredients which makes it even easier. Today I have two helpers while preparing this recipe. I usually try to just have one, but now that I have my own recipe blog everyone wants to get a cameo LOL. Oh well I guess 6 hands are better than 2. Lets get started because i have some very impatient helpers ready to go.......

Start this recipe the night before you want to serve it. We thawed out the rolls a bit first and then cut each roll in half with a pair of scissors so the pieces would be a little smaller. Mackenzie loved this part of the recipe.



place frozen rolls in well greased Bundt pan. As you can see my Bundt Pan looks pretty beat up. Sorry about that but it is the most dependable bundt pan i have. You see I have a brand new one but everything sticks to it, so i always end up using old faithful in the end. By the looks of it you can tell we do a lot of baking in this pan Ü.

Sprinkle dry pudding mix over rolls. Sprinkle brown sugar over pudding mix. Sprinkle chopped pecans over brown sugar.

ummmmm all those flavors you cant go wrong here.

Pour melted butter over all of the ingredients.

This is what it looks like after you add all the ingredients. I know it doesn't look like much now, but just wait till the rolls do all that rising while you sleep. It will double in size... I promise!!!



To prevent the dough from forming a hard crust while its rising overnight, cover with a damp towel or wrap with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with baking spray to prevent the rolls from sticking. Let rise overnight at room temperature, about 8 to 10 hours.

Ta da.................. This is what it looks like in the morning, it's ready to go into the oven now. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Turn pan over onto a serving platter to remove. Serve by pulling apart chunks with forks. Doesn't it just look OMYGOODNESS GOOD!!!!! Don't forget the coffee.

Paula Deen's Ultimate Coffee Cake

Recipe Ingredients:

16 to 18 unbaked frozen dinner rolls
1 (3-ounce) package regular butterscotch pudding mix, not instant
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted

The night before place frozen rolls in well greased Bundt pan. Sprinkle dry pudding mix over rolls. Sprinkle brown sugar over pudding mix. Sprinkle chopped pecans over brown sugar. Pour melted butter over all. To prevent the dough from forming a hard crust while its rising overnight, cover with a damp towel or tightly wrap with plastic wrap. Let rise overnight at room temperature, about 8 to 10 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake in oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Turn pan over onto a serving platter to remove. Serve by pulling apart chunks with forks.

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Difficulty: Easy

Adapted from: Paula's Home Cooking

If you missed our previous recipes for "Paula Deen Week" click on the links below to view the recipes:

Recipe for Day #1

Paula’s Georgia Cookie Candy

Recipe for Day #2The Deen Brothers Chocolate Chip Pie