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Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Warm, spiced, and perfectly sweet, this Pumpkin Coffee Cake With Cream Cheese Swirl features a delicious pumpkin coffee cake, cream cheese swirl, and buttery pecan streusel topping. A must-try fall recipe the entire family will love!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast, coffee cake, pumpkin
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 285kcal

Ingredients

Pumpkin Coffee Cake:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed divided
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup 100% pure pumpkin
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature

Pecan Streusel Topping:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans 
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.  Line a 8x8 (or 9x9) with parchment paper.

For the coffee cake:

  • In a large bowl just combine the flour, ¾ cup brown sugar, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
  • In another mixing bowl mix the oil, milk, eggs, and canned pumpkin together.
  • Combine the wet and dry ingredients together, mix until well combined and no clumps remain.
  • In a small bowl combine the cream cheese and remaining ¼ cup brown sugar together, mix until smooth

To make the streusel:

  • Add all streusel ingredients together in a small bowl, mix well, mixture should be crumbly.

To assemble coffee cake:

  • Spread half of the coffee cake batter in the  parchment paper lined pan.
  • Take the cream cheese mixture and drop by the tablespoon around in the batter, use a fork to gently swirl cream cheese into batter.
  • Sprinkle ⅔ cup of the streusel mix over the cream cheese and batter. Pour remaining batter over top and spread evenly.
  • Sprinkle the remaining streusel over the top.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing. 

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 344mg | Potassium: 125mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 2452IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2mg