Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake with Caramel Sauce

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Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake with Caramel Sauce

This Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake is topped with sweet streusel and drizzled with caramel sauce. Made with almond flour, it's deliciously gluten-free and dairy-free.

Course Baked Goods

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 364kcal

Author Elaine

Equipment

1 8-inch square baking pan
mixing bowls
spatula
whisk
measuring cups
measuring spoons

Ingredients

2 cups almond flour, finely ground
½ cup tapioca flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mix, *see Notes
2 teaspoons baking powder, gluten-free
½ teaspoon sea salt or Kosher salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
¾ cup coconut sugar
½ cup pure pumpkin purée, not pie filling
¼ cup melted coconut oil, or butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup finely chopped pecans

Cinnamon Streusel Topping ingredients

6 tablespoons almond flour
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 ½ tablespoons pure maple syrup
¼ cup homemade caramel sauce for drizzling, (or use store-bought)

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
Make the streusel topping first. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients (except the caramel sauce) and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, coconut sugar, pumpkin, vanilla extract, and melted coconut oil or butter. Stir well until no traces of flour remain.
In a medium bowl, combine the finely ground almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, and spices.
Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir just until combined.
Gently stir in chopped pecans.
Spread in prepared pan. Crumble the streusel topping over the top of the batter.
Bake at 350°F. for 35 - 38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean or almost clean. Don't overbake.
Let cool completely. Drizzle with caramel sauce just before serving.

Notes

Make your own pumpkin spice mix and use it to make several recipes. To make a small jar of pumpkin spice mix, combine

3 tablespoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
1 ½ tablespoons ground allspice
1 ½ tablespoons ground cloves

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