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Pumpkin Coffee Cake slices topped with sweet glaze and crumbly streusel cooling on a wire rack.
Callie Brooks

Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe From Scratch

This pumpkin coffee cake brings bakery-quality texture to your home kitchen with a buttery streusel topping, warm spices, and rich pumpkin flavor. Perfect with your morning brew or dressed up for dessert.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Fall Baking
Calories: 310

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (cake)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour (streusel)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ tsp cinnamon (cake)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon (streusel)
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg (streusel)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup butter, softened (cake)
  • ¼ cup butter, cold (streusel)
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar (cake)
  • ½ cup brown sugar (streusel)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (cake)
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (glaze)
  • 1–2 tbsp milk or cream (glaze)
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract (glaze)

Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • electric mixer
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • spatula
  • 9×13-inch baking pan
  • oven

Method
 

  1. In a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg for the streusel. Cut in cold butter until the mixture is crumbly.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt.
  3. Cream softened butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then add pumpkin puree, sour cream, and vanilla.
  4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined; do not overmix.
  5. Spread half the batter into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle half the streusel topping. Add the remaining batter and top with remaining streusel.
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Allow the cake to cool for 30 minutes before glazing.
  8. Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle lightly over the cooled cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 4800IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1.6mg

Notes

For a healthy variation, use whole wheat flour, coconut sugar, and Greek yogurt. Make it into a bundt for a showstopping centerpiece. Always use plain pumpkin puree, not pie filling. Let cool fully before glazing to avoid melting.

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