Pumpkin up the volume!
Pumpkin season comes just once a year, and I’m making the most of it. I’m doing my best to squeeze a little pumpkin into everything: cookies, bars, coffee, smoothies, dip. stuffed pumpkin bread, and of course, pie.
But this Pumpkin Coffee Cake may actually be the very easiest pumpkin recipe makeover I’ve ever done. It’s simply yellow cake from a mix, but with a big dollop of canned pumpkin puree added to the batter. This not only boosts the flavor, it also makes the cake extra moist and tender.
To really bring out that pumpkin taste, I also added some pumpkin-friendly spices — not the full mix of flavors in my DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice, but just a generous dose of cinnamon and nutmeg. And since it’s a coffee cake, of course it’s all topped off with a classic, crumbly streusel topping.
This Pumpkin Coffee Cake could hardly be easier to make. Just mix up your cake mix, spices, and pumpkin with some milk, eggs, and oil and pour it into a greased pan. Then whip up the streusel, sprinkle it on top, and bake. In half an hour or less, you’ll have a luscious, moist, flavorful coffeecake that tastes like all the colors of fall on a plate.
How do I store my coffee cake?
- Once cooled to room temperature, cover your cake with foil or plastic wrap and put it into the refrigerator. This will last for up to one week.
- You can also freeze the coffee cake by wrapping it in aluminum foil or plastic wrap and storing it in a freezer bag. This will keep for three months or even longer.
Can I use cake mix for my streusel?
- An excellent option when making a cake with a premade cake mix is to use the cake mix as part of your streusel. However, in this particular recipe, the addition of the pumpkin puree makes a batter that is more wet. This means that you can’t take out the dry cake mix, since the proportions won’t work out.
- However, if you have another box of cake mix, and would like to substitute the flour in the streusel for the cake mix, you are very welcome and encouraged to do so. This option requires having two boxes of this cake mix, or a similar one, so as you are shopping for this recipe, you can keep that in mind. Also, since there is more sugar in the cake mix than there is in flour, you would also want to decrease the amount of brown sugar to a ½ cup in the streusel.
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine box cake mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir.
- Whisk in milk, pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, and eggs until well combined.
- Pour batter into a greased or parchment lined 9x 13 inch pan.
- Make streusel topping by stirring together flour, brown sugar, and butter until combined.
- Sprinkle streusel on top of coffee cake batter.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely before slicing. Serve with coffee or tea.
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Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz Yellow box cake mix
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¾ cup 100% pure pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
Streusel Topping:
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar lightly packed
- ½ cup 1 stick salted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine box cake mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir.
- Whisk in milk, pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, and eggs until well combined.
- Pour batter into a greased or parchment lined 9x 13 inch pan
- Make streusel topping by stirring together flour, brown sugar, and butter until combined.
- Sprinkle streusel on top of coffee cake batter.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely before slicing. Serve with coffee or tea.
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Nutrition Information:
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Roseann says
This recipe looks yummy and easy. I usually use fat free milk and don’t want to buy whole milk just for one recipe. Would half and half work for this recipe? We have it on hand for coffee.
Corey says
I’ve only test the recipe as written, but I think half and half would work out just fine. Let us know how it turns out 🙂