Brown Butter Pumpkin Coffee Cake

45m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Pour cooled brown butter into a large bowl.
  2. 2Add brown sugar, Greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract to the bowl.
  3. 3Whisk the wet ingredients until well combined.
  4. 4Add pumpkin puree to the wet mixture and mix.
  5. 5Sift in the AP flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into the wet mixture.
  6. 6Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture using a spatula until combined.
  7. 7For the brown sugar streusel, add flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt to a small bowl.
  8. 8Add soft unsalted butter to the streusel mixture.
  9. 9Mix the streusel ingredients with your hands until it forms a clumpy crumble.
  10. 10Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
  11. 11Spoon half of the pumpkin cake batter into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly.
  12. 12Sprinkle a thick layer of the brown sugar streusel over the first layer of batter.
  13. 13Spoon the remaining pumpkin cake batter over the streusel layer and spread evenly.
  14. 14Top with another thick layer of the brown sugar streusel.
  15. 15Bake at 375°F for 45-60 minutes.
  16. 16Once baked and cooled, cut the coffee cake into squares.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter
  • 1.25 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 0.5 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups AP flour
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 cup brown sugar for streusel
  • 1.5 cup AP flour for streusel
  • 0.5 cup soft unsalted butter for streusel
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt for streusel
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp milk or heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract for glaze
  • 1 pinch salt for glaze

Equipment

small saucepanlarge bowlwhiskspatulasmall bowl8x8 baking panparchment paperspoonknifefork

Tips

  • Place a stick of butter in a small saucepan on medium-high heat, stir continuously until you have a golden foamy butter, then remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  • Bake at 375°F for 45-60 minutes.
  • The coffee cake is ready when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry.

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