Pumpkin Coffee Cake
This recipe for spice cake incorporates this classic autumn ingredient (pumpkin) into pumpkin coffee cake - the perfect fall breakfast treat.
Servings: 20
Calories: 350kcal
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls
- Small bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- rubber spatula
- Flour sifter
- 9x13” baking pan
- Electric mixer (optional)
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 3/4 c vegetable shortening plus more for greasing your pan
- 1 1/4 c brown sugar
- 1 c granulated white sugar
- 2 c fresh pumpkin puree or 1 1/2 c canned pumpkin and 2 Tbs water
- 2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 c buttermilk or 1 1/2 c milk with 1 Tbs of lemon juice
For the topping:
- 1 c brown sugar
- 1 Tbs cinnamon
- 1 c nuts such as walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉/180 ℃. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan with vegetable shortening such as Crisco.
- If you don’t have buttermilk, put the lemon juice into the milk at this stage so it can sit while you’re mixing the other ingredients. The lemon juice will make the milk curdle slightly; this is normal.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the shortening and sugars until they have the consistency of large crumbs. Beat in the pumpkin, 1/2 cup at a time.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt, then whisk together (sifting adds air, whisking makes sure they’re evenly combined).
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk/milk to the sugars in batches until fully combined.
- In a small bowl, stir together the ingredients of the topping.
- Pour half the batter into the 9x13 pan and spread evenly with a rubber spatula or spoon. Sprinkle half of the topping onto the batter. Pour the second half of the batter over it, and top with the remaining topping mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes, or until it’s a deep golden brown color. A metal cake pan may shorten the baking time.
- Serve with coffee and gossip!
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcal
