Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze- A seasonal coffee cake seasoned with pumpkin and spices, a nutty streusel, and a sweet brown sugar glaze.

Piece of Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze on a small plate.

There’s nothing better in the fall than sleeping in on the weekend and waking up to a cup of coffee and a delicious piece of pumpkin flavored coffee cake. We still haven’t had to turn our heat on and in the morning the house is just a little chilly. It’s so tempting to stay in the cozy bed, covers pulled all the way up, for an extra 30 minutes, maybe even an hour. Sometimes two. Who’s counting right?

Whole Pumpkin Coffee Cake in a baking dish.

Our kids are teenagers so there’s no chance they are getting up any time before mid-morning on Saturdays. And our dog is the best girl ever. She never tries to wake us up. She’s a rescue dog and as anyone who has adopted a dog from a shelter knows, they are the best dogs ever. So happy to be given a second chance. (Note: This post was originally published October 19, 2013.)

Only this morning we didn’t quite get the relaxing sleep in that we were looking forward to. One of our smoke detectors went off at 6am. They do that periodically, only usually it’s during the day and we can never figure out why. It’s not the chirping noise they do when the battery is low, it’s the full blown alarm. Nothing like waking up to that. Normally it’s just for a couple of seconds, but this time it was a full minute or two and towards the end of that time it sounded like every alarm in the house was going off and we must have at least 10 smoke detectors. So strange. Do you ever have this happen?

Coffee Cake topped with glaze in baking dish.

But at least a good cup of coffee and a delicious and moist piece of pumpkin coffee cake can turn a bad morning around. This coffee cake is a beautiful earthy color from the pumpkin and it smells of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.

Streusel Topping

A wonderful streusel layer halfway through and on top adds a delightful crunch and extra flavor. The combination of brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, pecans, and melted butter creates a delicious crumb topping that adds texture to every bite. A To make it even sweeter I’ve drizzled some Brown Sugar Glaze on top.

Streusel on top of unbaked batter. — Streusel layer on top of unbaked batter.

Bake it a day in advance so you can have a leisurely weekend breakfast in bed, even if it’s a couple hours earlier than you planned. The flavors only get better after a day or two.