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Vegan Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Maple Glaze

Vegan Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Maple Glaze

This vegan pumpkin coffee cake is soft and full of pumpkin spice, with a thick brown sugar cinnamon crumb topping and maple glaze drizzled over the top.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • cup almond milk or milk of choice
  • ½ cup neutral oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 heaping tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

Crumb Topping

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup salted dairy-free butter room temperature

Maple Glaze

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Add the applesauce, pumpkin puree, white sugar, almond milk, oil, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until everything is smooth and well combined.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix just until the batter comes together and no dry flour remains. Don’t overmix.
  • Make the crumb topping by adding the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a separate bowl. Add the softened dairy-free butter and work it into the dry ingredients with a fork or your hands until you have a crumbly mixture with some larger pieces.
  • Spread the pumpkin batter evenly into the prepared pan. Crumble the topping evenly over the entire surface of the batter.
  • Bake at 350°F for 40–45 minutes, or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted into the cake portion comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Let the coffee cake cool before making the glaze.
  • Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt until smooth. If the glaze is thicker than you want, add a very small splash of milk.
  • Drizzle the maple glaze over the cooled coffee cake. Slice and serve.

Notes

Make sure to use pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert