Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Pumpkin Coffee Cake - made September 27, 2021 from Chef Savvy

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup canola oil

1/4 cup milk

Streusel Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold

1/3 cup light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Glaze

1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

1 tablespoon milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
3. In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin puree, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil and milk. 
4. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top.
6. Make streusel: In a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse sand. Squeeze handfuls of streusel together to make clumps. Sprinkle top of cake batter with streusel topping.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool for 30 minutes.
8. Glaze: combine powdered sugar and milk, whisking until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.

If you want a seasonal, easy-to-make dessert, here you go. This pumpkin coffee cake is good for breakfast (oh, just me?) or afternoon tea. It's also good for making for a crowd since it's easy to put together, slice up and package for distribution.

For the streusel, I forever follow Martha Stewart's advice to gather the streusel in large handfuls to make big clumps before scattering over the cake. They bake up more crisp that way and provide a nice texture contrast to the soft fluffiness of the cake.

This cake bakes up moist and tastes amazing. Let the glaze set before cutting. The combination of soft cake, crunchy streusel and sweet glaze makes each forkful bliss for the taste buds.