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Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Spiced Pecan Streusel

4.82 from 16 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Author: Traci
Simple and easy, but oh so delicious! That's the perfect way to describe this Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Spiced Pecan Streusel. Made in one bowl, ready in an hour or LESS, moist, perfectly sweet, and really just the perfect breakfast cake. SO. GOOD.

Ingredients

Streusel

  • ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons all purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Cake

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup pumpkin purée
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Instructions

Streusel

  • In bowl of food processor, combine brown sugar, pecans, pumpkin pie spice, flour, and salt.
  • Pulse until pecans are finely chopped.
  • Set aside.

Cake

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray bundt pan with baking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
  • Add vegetable oil, milk, eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin purée.
  • Mix until smooth.
  • Pour half of batter into prepared pan.
  • Top with streusel, being careful not to let it touch the sides or center of the pan.
  • Top with remaining batter.
  • Bake for 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.

Notes

  • You need to use pumpkin puree for this recipe, NOT pumpkin pie filling.
  • Be sure to check the expiration date on your baking powder and baking soda.
  • This cake mixes better when all the ingredients are room temperature.
  • If you would like, you can make a vanilla glaze to go on top!
  • Let the cake cool completely before turning out of the pan!

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 404kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 6gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 485mgPotassium: 154mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 3282IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.