All Things Pumpkin

Pumpkin pie,pumpkin cake, pumpkin bread, pumpkin butter, pumpkin coffee,pumpkin waffles, pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin coffee creamer, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin soup is just the beginning of the pumpkin flavored food we have enjoyed this fall! Needless to say we are passionate about our pumpkin! Trader Joe’s carried an amazing selection of pumpkin products this year and as you can see we sure stocked up!

The great thing about pumpkins is they come in all shapes and sizes which is great for carving, decorating, eating(although confession..I have never actually cooked pumpkin I usually take it from a can!) And going pumpkin picking is the perfect way to spend a fall day! 

When we come home we get busy making the house smell like pumpkin by baking our favorite pumpkin recipes… pumpkin bread and pumpkin cake! Check out these amazing recipes below  that I have found on Pinterest! Check out my Harvest Time pinterest board to see some other great pumpkin recipes! 

Pumpkin Bread

One recipe made two ways! This recipe makes enough to make four mini loaves & 24 mini muffins, or two regular sized loaf pans, or 48 mini muffins! 
I found this recipe on www.bakingdom.com and I tweaked it a bit with the things I have on hand in my kitchen.

For the bread:

3 ½ cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

½ cup canola oil

½ cup applesauce

1 cup granulated sugar

½ cup brown sugar

4 eggs

1 15 -ounce can pumpkin

⅔ cup water

For the streusel:

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup flour

½ cup any type of nut, chopped

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

To make the bread: Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Lightly spray pans.

In a large bowl, combine flour,baking soda,salt,cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.

In another bowl combine the oil and applesauce. Stir in the sugars until combined and then stir in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the pumpkin until thoroughly combined. Stir in the water. Sprinkle half the flour mixture over the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Add the remaining flour mixture, and mix together. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.

T0 make the streusel: In a medium bowl, mix the flour,sugar,and cinnamon together. Stir in the nuts. Drizzle in the melted butter and stir with a spoon until moist.

Divide the streusel evenly between the pans, sprinkling it over the top of the bread batter to cover it completely.

Bake mini loaves for 35 min, large loaves for 45 min, or muffins for 10 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean! Enjoy 🙂

Pumpkin Cake:

This cake has amazing fall flavors, and the moistness is a perfect match for the cinnamon butter top and sweet glaze!

I pinned this recipe from www.bunsinmyoven.com

For the cake:

3 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup brown cup sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 cup  butter, room temperature

2 eggs

2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin puree

For the cinnamon swirl:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter

1 tablespoon cinnamon

For the crumb topping:

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup butter, cold and cut into small squares

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

For the glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

To make the cake:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9×13 baking dish.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

In the bowl  beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Stir in the pumpkin puree. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Spread half of batter in prepared baking pan. Pour half of the cinnamon swirl over the batter and drag a knife through the batter to swirl it around. Top with the remaining batter and repeat with the remaining cinnamon swirl mixture. Sprinkle with the crumb topping.

Bake coffee cake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

To make the cinnamon swirl:

In a small saucepan melt all of the ingredients together, stirring constantly.

To make the crumb topping:

Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl. Cut the butter into the flour mixture  until you have coarse crumbs.


To make the glaze:

Whisk together the ingredients in a small bowl.

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