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Well y’all, it appears that my love for butter and cream is going nowhere fast. You see, last night we went out to eat, ate too much, and subsequently passed out on the couch before I could make my weekly treats for work.
Too bad the whole time I was half-asleep all I could think about was whether or not we had enough butter to make anything. Sure, I have shortening that I randomly bought for one recipe one time, but nothing compares to butter.
Oh sweet, sweet nectar of the gods, the butter to my bread (literally), how I love thee. I love thee in all thine creamy, slightly salty, subtly sweet goodness. You make my heart go pitter-patter. Well, maybe not as much as this guy does:
But in the realm of food, you are THE ONE. And that’s a mighty big title.
Sorry y’all, I just had to take a minute there. Butter seems to get me a little hot and bothered!
So the cake – oh the cake. I still hadn’t made anything when I woke up this morning. I ran downstairs in a panic, only to be met with an empty pantry and an almost equally empty refrigerator. CRAP! I wanted to make something so that I didn’t have any dishes to carry home on Friday. Yes, these are the things I think about when making treats. So sue me. No, wait, don’t do that – that’s the opposite of what I want you to do. (Name that quote anyone?)
As I was about to give up, inspiration struck in the form of a boxed yellow cake mix and a can of pumpkin. And a bag of walnuts. And Pumpkin Coffee Cake was born!
PUMPKIN COFFEE CAKE
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/4 cup flour (this is if you’re at high altitude – if you’re not, omit this ingredient)
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- 1 T vanilla
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 4 Tbsp butter, melted
Preheat the oven to 350. In a large bowl mix together the water, pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Add the cake mix, baking soda, and flour (if applicable) and mix until just combined. Grease a 9×13 pan with butter (duh) and pour batter into pan. In a small bowl mix together the brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, walnuts, and melted butter. Use fingers to sprinkle over the top of the cake. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
BROWN SUGAR GLAZE
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
In a saucepan combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir until all sugar is dissolved. When cake is finished baking, poke holes in the top with a toothpick. Pour glaze over the cake, making sure to cover all surfaces. Serve cake warm or at room temperature.
Now doesn’t that sound nice? It also sounds easy since the cake mix company did the work for us! But y’all, I think the real proof is in the photos:
This is so moist and (ahem) buttery….
You know it’s good when it doesn’t stay in one piece!
At least that’s what I told myself when my piece broke apart when I tried to plate it too soon…
The end 🙂
Remember, it’s the last day to vote for me to advance to Round 4 in Project Food Blog!
I was looking for a Pumpkin Coffee Cake recipe and I found this and I am so so happy with it. I have taken it to different gatherings, here in Sarasota and the folks just absolutely LOVE IT. Thank you for submitting it, so I could get my hands on it AND in it! I am just getting ready to make yet another one for my husbands radio control flying club.
I’m so glad you love it Kim! It’s a favorite around here this time of year!
please print this for me
Thank you so much for posting! This was amazing! I didn’t have a box cake mix in the house so I made a homemade pumpkin cake with the crumb topping and brown sugar glaze. WOW oh WOW is all I can say. Definitely making this every fall, and maybe in between.
Homemade pumpkin cake sounds amazing! YUM!
i love this recipe, but i’m also in love with a Sweet Potato Pie recipe that a friend gave me, which includes imitation coconut flavoring. so, i thought “what if i combine them” and i just finished my first batch of Sweet Potato Coffee Cake. boil or bake 2 lg sweet potatoes, enough to equal a can of pumpkin. peel and mash, follow recipe above, but use 1 tsp coconut flavor (goes along way) in place of pumpkin pie spice. Amazing!!!!!! just remember, no pumpkin or pumpkin pie spice. from a girl in Michigan..
ooooooooh, that sounds dreamy!
I am so going to make this for a office party treat! Thank you for sharing it! This recipe looks like a little slice of heaven!
looks delicious! adding to the pumpkin collection
i made the brown sugar glaze and poured it all over some banana monkey bread and seriously this glaze is sooooooooooooooo good. like eat with a giant spoon good! mmmmmm
Thank you for the great recipe! I just tried it myself, and my partner and I are in love with it! We both had second helpings. Thank you again!
Oh. My. Yum. I’m def going to make this over the weekend. Thanks for the recipe. And I’ve got the same sort of feelings about butter as you do. Love it!
I just finished making this and I can’t wait to try it. I think I better make another one right away since I actually made this one to share with our kind neighbor who mowed our yard yesterday and my children’s teachers. I had noticed the typo and wanted to make sure you caught it since this is such a wonderful recipe. Thank you so much for sharing. I (re)discovered your blog recently and have so many of your recipes in my “to try” ASAP notebook.
Quick question, I see the above clarification about the water, but the ( ) are around the 1/4 cup flour…I am not at high altitude, so do I add the 1/4 cup flour or not?..Many thanks for this recipe, it looks fabulous and I am off to make it as soon as I hear from you…I can taste it now!! Thanks!
Debbe
Ah! so sorry debbe…you do NOT add the flour, but you do add the water since you’re not at high altitude. sorry for the confusion!
Looks great! Quick question: In the directions, when you say “add water if applicable” do you mean “add flour if applicable”? If not, what do you mean by “add water if applicable”? THANKS!
i actually mean add water – at high altitude things can be a lot drier than normal, so adding a little extra water to make the batter the right consistency is key!
I’m making this tonight! Looks awesome!
Oh for the love of pumpkin!! This looks so tasty. I am going to have to find a way to try this and convince my hubby that it is low in calories. LOL.
This is amazing. I think I can eat just this for every meal for a week.
um. yes please.
Heather-
We love to hear that you love Butter!
Have you ever tried Kerrygold Butter from Ireland? It has a fresh, creamy taste, made with milk from cows that eat the green lush grass in Ireland.
We’d love to send you some Free Coupons to try it out if you are interested?
I want this immediately. Do you think it’d be an appropriate substitute for dinner tonight? 🙂
Mmm, YUM. this looks great!
This looks awesome. Just added a cake mix to my shopping list!
just wondering – do you have a link to a printer friendly version of the recipe. am I blind and just missed it?
I actually don’t…I haven’t got that far yet! But I can email it to you if you’d like!
Thanks Heather. I can just copy and paste it into my editor.
Can’t wait to make this! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us!
OK that totally has my vote on so many levels.
Is the quote Arrested Development? Sounds like Gob thing to say, lol.
This is by far, the best pumpkin dessert I have ever seen!
Haha, I love your ode to butter!!!
And this, my dear, looks amazing. Your creativity in the kitchen is downright awesome.
And I think I may have found the treat for next week’s small group. This looks delicious!
Love butter, nothing else compares.
wowza, so good! I love the combinations here. thanks heather!
Ok, I’m making this this weekend! Nuff said!
Oh me, oh my, pumpkin pie. I mean, cake. Creativity at its finest. Yet again my friend…
Sure you aren’t related to Paula Deen? You aren’t? Well, I’m pretty sure she thinks you’re fantastic (as do I).
Beautiful recipe and photos as always 🙂
Butter and beards, does a girl need anything else 😉
bring some of this one of the weeks i get to see you ;-0 hahahaha jk but seriously
I love butter, also! Like, I love it so much I want to marry it LOVE.
And I’m trying so hard to figure out what that quote is from cause I know I’ve heard it somewhere and now it’s driving me crazy! 🙂
Butter is a cook’s best friend. What is it about it that just makes everything better?? ESPIECIALLY if it is browned.
Heather this looks FAB! I wonder why it didn’t stay together…too moist? Hmm, maybe some oats would punch it up.
I love it though!
Good luck in Project Food Blog! I voted! 🙂
Oooh, I LOVE that crackled top!! This looks SO good!
That looks really good — there is an old Weight Watchers “secret” recipe, where you mix a can of pumpkin with a box of spice cake mix — it turns out pretty decent!
This looks so good. I love coffee cake. I haven’t had it in years though and mines always come from a box. 🙂 Very nice twist with the pumpkin!
mmmm… you make the best desserts!
jessica’s onto something up there – Breakfast? YES. With a nice warm cup o’ joe.
I need to take some “high altitude” baking lessons from you, my friend. I realized, not too long ago, that I keep forgetting to factor that in! Ha, rookie. 😉
mmm now i want cake. and it’s 6:30 am.
this looks awesome, nice work improvising!!!
This sounds so yummy! Wish I could have some right now for breakfast! I can’t get enough of pumpkin these days…love it!
Ditto on wanting this for breakfast! Question – do you guys snack on baked goods til they are gone? Or do you pawn them off on family and friends? I make your husband take remnants of my baked good to work with him. He doesn’t help with the eating usually and me eating an entire batch of cupcakes no es bueno!
I’m not exactly sure how you come up with that, adding all those extra ingredients, but it looks awesome. First off, yellow boxed cake is my favorite–it’s even better than bakery cakes. But the topping on this and the pumpkin? Oh goodness.
Oh Heather this looks amazing. Yet another thing I need to bake this weekend. I can’ tget enough pumpkin…or butter for that matter. I think I’m secretly Paula Dean’s daughter!
Ahhh I want this for breakfast! And that first picture of the butter is GORGEOUS!