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slices of pumpkin coffee cake with streusel topping and cream cheese glaze stacked on top of each other
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Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe

5 from 4 votes
prep 25 minutes
cook 45 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
total 1 hour 40 minutes
Serves 16 slices
This pumpkin coffee cake is a dense and moist pumpkin cake topped with a generous brown sugar and cinnamon streusel. It’s guaranteed to be your coffee’s new best friend during the fall seasonnn.
Author: Bernice Baran
Servings 16 slices

Equipment

Ingredients

Streusel Topping

  • 113 grams salted butter, melted and cooled
  • 150 grams light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 150 grams all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

Cake

  • 113 grams salted butter, room temperature
  • 200 grams light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 170 grams pumpkin puree, I like Libby's
  • 180 grams all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 56 grams cream cheese, softened
  • 60 grams powdered sugar
  • 15-30 mL milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

Method

Brown Sugar Streusel

  1. In a small/medium bowl, combine the melted and cooled butter with the brown sugar and cinnamon. Use a fork to mix them together until they're well combined.
    150 grams light brown sugar lightly packed, 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon, 113 grams salted butter melted and cooled
  2. Add the flour and use the fork to mix just until it forms chunks of streusel. Don't over-mix. Refrigerate the streusel for a few minutes while you make the cake.
    150 grams all-purpose flour spooned and leveled

Pumpkin Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection and grease and line a square 8-inch pan with baking spray (or butter) and parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar for 2-3 minutes, until it’s light and fluffy.
    113 grams salted butter room temperature, 200 grams light brown sugar lightly packed
  3. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat at full speed for 1-2 minutes, until they’re fully combined.
    2 large eggs room temperature, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  4. Add the pumpkin and mix until it’s fully combined. The batter will split here, it's ok, just move on and don't turn the mixer up to full speed or it will just splash you everywhere lol.
    170 grams pumpkin puree I like Libby's
  5. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices until they're evenly dispersed. Then add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix just until the last streak of flour is combined.
    180 grams all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 Tbsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1/4 tsp ground allspice, 1/4 tsp baking soda
  6. Spread the streusel evenly on top of the cake batter and bake for 45 minutes, until the streusel is browned and a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for an hour before removing from the pan.

Cream Cheese Icing

  1. In a small bowl, combine the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Whisk them together until they're well combined. If it's too thick to drizzle just add 1 Tbsp of milk a time. Drizzle on top of the cooled coffee cake.
    56 grams cream cheese softened , 60 grams powdered sugar, 15-30 mL milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

Notes

You can double the recipe and bake it in a 9x13x2 inch pan for 55-65 minutes. 
The spices can also be replaced with 1 Tbsp of pumpkin pie spice instead

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 204mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 2223IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cinnamon brown sugar, coffee cake, pumpkin cake, pumpkin coffee cake, streusel