Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Pumpkin Coffee Cake combines whole wheat pastry flour with pumpkin puree and warming pumpkin pie spices for a moist, tender crumb. The cake is topped with a crunchy cinnamon-sugar crumb topping, adding texture contrast, and finished with a simple vanilla almond milk glaze. This cake bakes to golden perfection and is ideal for autumn mornings or casual gatherings where a flavorful coffee accompaniment is welcome.
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large egg
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup Greek yogurt full fat
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Crumb Topping
- ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup coconut oil not melted
Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3 teaspoons almond milk plus more to thin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 9×9-inch baking pan or line with parchment.
- Combine all of the crumb topping ingredients in a small bowl with a fork until crumbly and set aside.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice to a medium mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Whisk together eggs, pumpkin puree, coconut sugar, Greek yogurt, coconut oil and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
- Add cake batter to the prepared pan and sprinkle with the crumb topping.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs sticking to it.
- Let cake cool for about 15 minutes before serving.
- While cake is cooling, make icing by whisking together powdered sugar, vanilla extract and almond milk in a small bowl.
- Drizzle icing over warm cake. Cut into squares and serve!
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 289
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 piece | |
| Calories | 289kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 259mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 103mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.