Coffeecake is a nice treat after dinner, as breakfast or for an afternoon break. This is an apple-pecan version with a layer of apples adding richness and pecans providing crunch.

This cinnamon-pecan coffeecake has strawberry-pecan butter.

Marion Cunningham's Coffeecake is easy to make and is good by itself but is even tastier with fruit and ice cream or whipped cream.