Coffee Cake Croutons
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Breads
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 3
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  10 3/4  ounces        frozen pound cake -- thawed
     2/3  cup           sugar
     1/3  cup           strong brewed coffee
     1/4  cup           kahlua or other coffee-
                        flavored liqueur
   1      cup           toasted pecans -- ground
     1/4  cup           sugar
 

Preparation:

Trim crust from pound cake and cut cake into 1" cubes. Combine 2/3 cup sugar and coffee in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool 1 minute. Stir in Kahlua. Pour coffee syrup mixture into a small bowl and let cool completely. Combine pecans and 1/4 cup sugar; stir well. Working quickly, dip each cake cube into coffee syrup. Roll each cube in pecan mixture, coating completely. Let cake cubes dry at room temperature on wire racks at least 2 hours.