Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake
Moist and rich with the best buttery crumble topping, this Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake recipe is a cross between two classics. Add in the cream cheese layer and this becomes a favorite fall dessert!
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Prior to starting The Fed Up Foodie blog, I kind of dreaded pumpkin season. I was never a huge pumpkin lover.
To me pumpkin pie was just ehhh and I never flipped a lid about pumpkin lattes.
Last year that started to change though when my cousin and I made this Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake.
It dawned on me that I don’t have to suffer through pumpkin desserts I don’t like.
I own this blog gosh darn it and I can make pumpkin desserts I actually like…
This year I was determined to come up with a pumpkin dessert that I would look forward to for Thanksgiving.
Since I love coffee cake and cream cheese pie, it was kind of a no brainer from that point on to create this Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake.
I took a basic quick bread recipe, added pumpkin, a cheesecake layer and the crumb topping from my Apple Spice Crumb Muffins to create a dessert that I am head over heals for.
Want to know the funniest part?
My husband who LOVES pumpkin pie and doesn’t really like cheesecake literally said to me, “I will not got back to eating pumpkin pie after having this!”
Tips about Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake:
- If you are anything like me and hate using nonstick baking and cookware because of the possible health risks, then you probably have searched high and low for stainless steel bakeware also. These stainless steel springform pans are on the lighter side but they do their job and I love not worrying about the possible health risks. (affiliate)
- Here is one of my favorite nonstick sprays to prevent sticking. (affiliate)
- Either a 8″ or 9″ springform pan works beautifully for this Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake recipe.
- The secrets to a smooth cream cheese filling is 1) work with room temperature cream cheese and 2) whip the cream cheese before adding the sugar, vanilla and egg. You will notice in the video, I did not do that because basically I forgot. It is not a huge deal if you do forget to whip the cream cheese first. It will just need to be whipped longer.
- Here are my favorite pumpkin pie spices: nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. (affiliate)
- This is my favorite baking and high heat oil. (affiliate)
More fun Coffee Cakes:
Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake– Life, Love and Sugar
Breakfast Donut Ball Coffee Cake– I Am Baker
Lemon Coffee Cake– OMG Chocolate Desserts
Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour *sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 15 oz can pumpkin
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese *room temp
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Crumble Topping
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp brown sugar *either light or dark
- 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp flour
- 5 tbsp butter *melted
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray a 8" or 9" springform pan with nonstick spray.
- Sift together dry ingredients for the cake. Set aside. In a separate bowl mix together pumpkin, eggs, oil, spices and sugar. Set aside
- In a medium sized bowl beat cream cheese. Add in egg, sugar and vanilla and beat well until there are no lumps. Set aside.
- In a small bowl measure ingredients except butter for crumble topping. In a separate small bowl melt butter for crumble topping in microwave. Pour butter over dry crumble topping ingredients and mix with a fork or spoon just long enough until both large and small crumbles form. Be careful to not over mix. Set aside.
- Once cream cheese and crumble topping layers are made then mix dry ingredients for cake into wet ingredients. Make sure to not over mix.
- Pour half of cake batter into springform pan. Smooth evenly with a spatula. Add cream cheese layer and carefully smooth. Spread in last of cake layer making sure to not overwork batter so layers stay mostly separated. Gently spread crumble topping evenly on top of cake making sure to not press crumbles into cake.
- Bake in center of oven for approximately 55-65 minutes or until cake is no longer jiggly.
- Let cool to room temperature and then refrigerate. Tastes best cold.
Notes
Nutrition
For other deliciously decadent Holiday desserts check out these recipes:
Chocolate Orange Cinnamon Pots de Creme
Simple Orange Cranberry Pistachio Fudge
Scrumptious Chocolate Peppermint Pie
Girl, this is what kind of pumpkin dessert I want! The cream cheese layer trumps pumpkin pie every single time!
I want this for breakfast… and dessert!
Love this pumpkin pie recipe!!
I love this! Can’t wait to serve it at Thanksgiving. That cream cheese layer has me swooning!
Awe! Thank you Lynne!
Wondering if you can use a different pan as I do not have a springform pan
Hi Shelly,
This is such a good question! I haven’t actually baked this in a regular baking pan. My fear is that it will overflow a round 8 or 9″ round baking pan. You may have more success in a 13×9 inch rectangular pan. I did include an affiliate link above for a set of stainless steel springform pans from Amazon that are actually very affordable. Keep me up to date on how it turns out for you and I hope you enjoy!
Do you think it would turn out ok if I used a spice cake mix?
Great question Phil but I am not sure. You would have to do some experimentation but I promise the cake part is easier than it may look.
Could I mske this without cream cheese filling my daughter loves pumpkin but not cream cheese.
Hi Geri,
I apologize that I wasn’t able to respond sooner. I haven’t made the cake without the cream cheese layer but I am sure it would still be delicious without it. I just recommend keeping an eye on the baking time at around the 45-50 min marker.
I made this and I don’t know if I did something wrong but it doesn’t have much flavor! I am disappointed with it. I am not sure if it is because I considered sugar and spices dry ingredients, thus they did not go in with pumpkin mix (which I though was confusing in directions), but it looks exactly like picture. No flavor!
Hi Kate,
I am sorry that you had a disappointing experience and yet understand why the cake was flavorless if the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg were left out of the cake mixture.
I would like to make this as muffins. Do you think it will work ok?
I apologize Miranda that this is so late. I had replied but then we had to do a reset on the site and it erased my reply. I haven’t tried it as muffins but I bet that they would be a ton of fun. I would just watch the timing.