Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake

Skill level: Easy | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 20 minutes

While trying to survive the harsh heat that comes with California summer days I decided to forgo a hot dish and try this chilled chicken salad instead. I love the bread-free option, but you can certainly use your favorite bread as a substitute. If it were Autumn, I’d put this chicken salad on a buttery croissant. Yum! I encourage you to have fun with food and recipes and adjust the ingredients to suit your own taste buds. But of course, in this recipe you must keep the pecans, they’re the best part! The crunch of the pecan is a nice surprise in every bite! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For the streusel:

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 ½ tablespoons cinnamon

1 cup butter, melted

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ cups chopped Hamilton Ranches

For the cake:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 tablespoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

1 cup butter, room temperature

2 eggs

2 (15 ounce) cans of pumpkin puree

For the glaze:

½ cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon milk

Instructions:

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray.

To prepare the streusel, stir together the sugars, cinnamon, salt, and melted butter in a medium mixing bowl until well combined. Stir in pecans.

Stir in the flour. Set aside while you prepare the cake batter.

Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

Add the sugars and butter to a medium mixing bowl and beat with a mixer until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs and pumpkin until combined.

Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Spread the cake batter into the prepared pan.

Take the streusel topping in your hands and press together to form large crumbs. Top the cake with the streusel. Cover the entire cake and use all the streusel. Trust me, use all the streusel for the most delicious outcome.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until the middle of the cake is done. Use a toothpick to check the center of the cake. If the toothpick come out clean, the cake is done.

Cool completely.

Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk to make the glaze. Drizzle of the top before serving.

Enjoy!

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