Orange, Poppy Seed, and Butternut Squash Coffee Cake
I came up with this coffee cake as a way to use up some leftover butternut squash puree. The cake itself is light, fluffy, and moist, with a crispy streusel topping providing a nice contrast. The flavor combo of the squash with the orange, poppy seeds, and spices turned out deliciously. Enjoy slightly warm, or at room temp. May even taste better the next day.
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- ½cup all-purpose flour
- ½cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ¾teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1pinch salt
- 1pinch ground cloves
- 1pinch ground nutmeg
- 6tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- ½teaspoon baking soda
- ½teaspoon salt
- ¾teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1cup white sugar
- ½cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2large eggs, at room temperature
- 1cup mashed, cooked butternut squash
- ¼cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1½ tablespoons grated orange zest
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan with removable bottom.Step 2
Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg together in a bowl until well combined. Cut in butter until streusel forms coarse, large crumbs. Set aside.Step 3
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg until combined. Set aside.Step 4
Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix butternut squash, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla extract until combined. Mix in 1/2 of the dry ingredients until just combined. Pour in buttermilk, mixing until just combined. Stir in remaining dry ingredients until just incorporated. Fold in poppy seeds.Step 5
Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle streusel mixture evenly over the top of the batter.Step 6
Set springform onto a baking sheet, and place into the preheated oven. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 20 minutes before removing the sides of the pan. Serve slightly warm, or cool to room temperature.