Pumpkin Coffee Cake

An easy Pumpkin coffee cake with a brown sugar crumb topping and sweet icing drizzle. A festive and easy fall recipe your whole family is sure to love!

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 306kcal

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup milk

For the crumb topping-

1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature

Optional icing:

1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and line a 9x9 square baking dish with parchment.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vegetable oil, maple syrup, and milk.
Add half of the flour mixture, and fold in.
Add the remaining flour mixture, and fold until just combined, careful not to over mix.
Spread the dough into the baking pan, and smooth out evenly.
In a medium mixing bowl, use a fork to stir together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter for the crumb topping. It should be a crumbly mixture.
Sprinkle this over top of the batter.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
If desired, whisk together the confectioner's sugar and milk and top the coffee cake with icing.

Notes

Do not overmix the batter. Fold the flour mixture in gently and stop as soon as it is combined. Overmixing makes the cake tough instead of tender.
Use room temperature butter for the crumb topping. Melted butter will not give you that crumbly, sandy texture. Room temperature butter is what creates those golden, crunchy bits on top.
Let the cake cool before drizzling the icing. If the cake is still warm, the icing will melt right in and disappear. Give it at least 15 minutes to cool so the drizzle sets beautifully on top.

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