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Pumpkin Coffee Cake

This pumpkin coffee cake is perfectly moist and is filled with a thick cinnamon layer and generously topped with cinnamon streusel crumbles!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12 coffee cakes

Ingredients
  

For the cake

  • ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • teaspoons pumpkin spice

For the filling

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
  • tablespoons cinnamon

For the topping

  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Prepare your baking tins by thoroughly greasing them, set aside.

To make the cake

  • Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix oil and sugar.
  • Add pumpkin puree and sour cream. Mix well.
  • Add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice).
  • In 3-4 portions, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well after each addition.
  • Set mixture aside while you prepare the filling and topping.

To make the filling

  • Whisk together flour, cinnamon and brown sugar.
  • Cut in the softened butter with a fork or your fingers. Work until mixture is crumbly.
  • Spread half of the cake batter throughout the greased baking tin, then sprinkle all of the filling over it.
  • Top with the remaining cake batter and spread evenly, completely covering all of the filling with batter.

To make the topping

  • Using the same bowl that was used for the filling (if desired, since ingredients were the same), whisk together flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Cut in softened butter using a fork or your fingers. Pinch mixture together to form some larger pieces (to resemble a streusel topping) and sprinkle over the top of the batter to generously cover the entire pan.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes (baking time will depend on your pan), or until edges just begin to brown.
  • Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature before removing the cakes from the pan. Use a butter knife to loosen the edges if needed.