Friday 12 October 2012

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

This delectable recipe came from a website called bakerstreet!

For the cake:
1/2 C Butter , Softened
2 C Sugar
15 Oz Pumpkin Puree
3 Large Eggs
2 t Baking Powder
2 1/2 C Flour
2 t Pumpkin Pie spice
1/2 t salt

For the topping
1/4 C Flour
1/4 C Brown Sugar
1/4 C Sugar
1/2 t Cinnamon
3 T Melted Butter
1/2 C Chopped Pecans or Walnuts (Optional)

Glaze:
2 T Butter
1 1/2 C powered Sugar
1/2 C Cream Cheese
milk to thin

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10 round or square pan. 
Prepare the topping by mixing all the ingredients together, set aside.
For the Cake:
Mix the dry ingredients, set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until well blended, add pumpkin and eggs,
continue to beat until mixed throughly. Add flour a little at a time. Mix well.  Pour into pan and top with streusel topping. Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean.

For the glaze, mix butter and cream cheese, add powered sugar and milk until a thin glaze forms. Let cake cool then drizzle glaze over the top! Happy Baking!