# Brown Butter Pumpkin Coffee Cake

A fluffy, moist pumpkin spice cake with a touch of brown butter, layered with a brown sugar streusel and maple glaze.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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
- 1.5 cup AP flour
- 0.5 cup soft unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp milk or heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt

## Instructions

1. Combine the cooled brown butter, brown sugar, Greek yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree in a large bowl.
2. Mix until everything is well combined.
3. Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda to your wet batter and fold until combined.
4. In a small bowl, add the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter for the streusel.
5. Work the dry ingredients into the butter until you have a crumble that resembles clumpy sand.
6. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
7. Place half of your batter onto the pan.
8. Add a thick layer of streusel over the batter.
9. Add the remaining half of your batter over the streusel.
10. Top off with another thick layer of streusel.
11. Bake the cake.
12. While the coffee cake bakes, combine the confectioners sugar, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, and salt in a small bowl for the maple glaze.
13. Once the coffee cake has baked and cooled, drizzle the maple glaze.
14. Slice the coffee cake.

## Equipment

- small saucepan
- large bowl
- whisk
- small bowl
- spatula
- 8x8 baking pan
- parchment paper
- oven
- knife

## Tips

- Place a stick of butter in a small saucepan on medium-high heat. Stir continuously until you have a golden, foamy butter. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Bake at 375F for 45-60 minutes; you	ll know it	s ready when you stick a toothpick in the center of the pan and it comes out dry.
- Once the coffee cake has baked and cooled, drizzle the maple glaze and enjoy!

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOERZY3kbXM/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f6cab35e-288e-47c8-b93f-9bc7deef5a83
- Extracted: 2025-10-20

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