Autumn Pumpkin Coffee Cake

A great spiced cake with caramelized brown sugar on top, this coffee-house style treat is perfect for the cooler months during which fresh pumpkin is in season.

Original recipe makes 1 9-inch square cake

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup whole milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

PREP

20 mins
COOK

20 mins
READY IN

40 mins

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with butter.
Combine flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and allspice in a bowl. Beat pumpkin puree, milk, egg, and vanilla extract in another bowl; stir into flour mixture until batter is smooth. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Stir 3/4 cups brown sugar, butter, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl until just combined. Sprinkle over cake batter.
Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.