I love serving coffee cake on a weekend morning. Perhaps it is the idea of serving cake for breakfast and not feeling guilty that gets me, but I really enjoy it with my morning coffee. With pumpkin, one of my favorite fall flavors, calling out to me I went on a hunt for a great pumpkin coffee cake recipe. I found this great recipe from Pillsbury.
I decided to skip the maple flavorings and instead pair with more fall spices like cinnamon and nutmeg instead. It turned out amazing!
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Author: Inspired by Pillsbury
Recipe Type: Breakfast, Dessert
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Serves: 9
Ingredients
- 1½ cups All Purpose Flour
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup canned pumpkin
- ⅓ cup oil
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Topping
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom 8×8 or 9×9 -inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In large bowl, combine flour and remaining coffee cake ingredients. Mix just until moistened.
- In small bowl, combine ½ cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans and flour.
- Spread half of batter in greased baking dish. Sprinkle with half of topping over batter.
- Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over top. Gently spread batter evenly over top.
- Sprinkle with remaining topping.
- Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 15 minutes. Serve warm if desired.
Tip: If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, simply take two teaspoons of white vinegar or lemon juice and pour into a liquid measuring cup. Fill the cup up with regular milk to the 2/3 cup line. Let stand for 5 minutes before adding to ingredients.
I use this trick all the time when I don’t have buttermilk. (The standard recipe is 1 tablespoon white vinegar/lemon juice and fill to one cup line with milk.) I honestly can’t tell a difference in recipes and it is much cheaper than keeping buttermilk in the fridge.
Enjoy!
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I have to try this. It looks SO moist. Makes me want a bite now…yummm
YUM! I just love things with pumpkin in them. Just tastes like fall! Thanks for the buttermilk tip – good to know.
Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
These look so good. Wish I could have them. (I have celiac)
Boy! This looks so moist and yummy! I like it’s made in a small dish.I love anything with pumpkin!
This looks great! i wish I had some buttermilk-the only thing missing from my kitchen. I’d make it tonight
Just use the substitute I included below the recipe and you’ll be good to go! I rarely if ever buy buttermilk for baking. Instead I just add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to a measuring cup and fill it with milk to the 1 cup line. Let it sit for 5 minutes and you have buttermilk for baking!!!
Thank you for this recipe! It looks absolutely INCREDIBLE. I think I might make it & bring it to Thanksgiving this year
This pumokin coffee cake look really good. Thanks for the recipe. Im always looking for new pumpkin recipes all the time. We just cooked off our neck pumpkin the other day so I been baking away since then. Cant wait to try this for parties and holiday get togethers.
i like this is something i would love to try
I love the tip about the buttermilk. I’ve always hated buying it then have to find something to make with it. Looks yummy!
Oh boy, this looks good! I’ve been in the pumpkin mood here lately.
Doesn’t seem like rocket science. I don’t know why I’m always put off trying new stuff, but I’m really tempted now.
This looks so good! I love coffee cake. will have to try this for sure.
I love love love pumpkin! Cake for breakfast?! yum!
Thank you for the recipe! I am going to try it
Oh my gosh that looks good! I’m trying this recipe for the holiday visit with the in-laws – big pumpkin bread fans.
This looks so good. I can’t wait to try it. I night even try adding raisins just to mix it up. thanks for the recipe!
Wow, we’d love this recipe in our house. YUM!
This looks amazing! I will definitely try to make this soon.
This coffee cake looks so delicious! I love pumpkin an to make it in a coffee cake would be great! The picture of this recipe looks so yummy! I am going to pin this Recipe and make it later! Thanks for posting your awesome recipe with your fans!
This coffee cake looks so delicious! I love pumpkin an to make it in a coffee cake would be great! The picture of this recipe looks so yummy! I am going to pin this Recipe and make it later! Thanks for posting your awesome recipe with your fans!
I love to bake better than cooking dinner. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll have to make it for my boyfriend
This looks so good! I LOVE pumpkin and coffee cake, so i will be trying this!
my husband would love this, pumpkin is his favorite
This looks so delicious! I love anything pumpkin.
Thanks for sharing!
Oh my , this looks delicious and perfect for a chilly winter morning
That looks delicious and the prep time isn’t too bad! I’ll have to give this a try!
That looks delicious! I love pumpkin flavored desserts.
I tried this it is awesome ty
This sounds yummy, I will have to try this!