Spiced Walnut Coffee Cake

22 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • Topping
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 2/3 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • Cake
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
  • 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Coat an 8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. 3
    Topping: In a medium bowl stir together flour, sugars, pumpkin pie spice and salt. With a pastry cutter,cut butter into the mixture. Stir in walnuts. Refrigerate.
  4. 4
    Cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpking pie spice and salt. Set aside.
  5. 5
    In another large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed until creamy and blended, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
  6. 6
    On low speed, beat in the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with buttermilk. Beat for 2 minutes.
  7. 7
    Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the topping over the batter. Spoon remaining batter over topping. Sprinkle remaining topping over top of cake.
  8. 8
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack. Loosen edges with a knife or small spatula. Cut into 12 equal pieces.
  9. 9
    In a small bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar and just enough milk to get a good drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cake squares and allow to set before serving.

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