Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake



                           Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake


This week marks my first as a stay at home mom. I must say, I have a new found respect for my own mother, and want to know how in the hell she retained her sanity all these years. While the time with TJ and Jack has been precious, when they were asleep (both at the same time) or were enraptured in some new toy or another, I had no idea what to do with myself.

So I tried playing along with the new toys (crayons) but I didn't color in the right spot and we had a serious melt down.

So I picked up a book, the booked sucked... (need some reading suggestions...)

So I picked up my cross stitch I started with my last pregnancy, and realized it was more boring than staring at the wall, which was what I was doing before, which is also better than what was currently on TV (Elmo's world...)

So finally like all good Farrell women, when I am truly bored I head to the kitchen :-) And thus my newest creation, Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake! Delicious! TJ loved his piece and asked for more, and so did mom. Kitchen success!

Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake

1 box Betty Crocker Cinnammon Streussel Muffin Mix

1 Can Puree Pumpkin

2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

5-6 Tbsp. Brown Sugar

Preheat oven to 375. Make the cinnamon struessel mix according to the quick bread directions on the back of the box. This will require water, oil, egg, and a little extra flour.

Add the remaining ingredients. Stir until well combined. Pour into bundt cake pan or 2 loaf pans.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Then voila! Enjoy! You could easily make an actual struessel topping from 1/2 stick of melted butter, 1 cup of brown sugar, and some nuts! Just make sure to put it in the bottom of the bundt pan before you pour the batter.


Comments

  1. JChrisFarrellJune 11, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Are you sure i remained sane? It took me about a year to adjust when I quit work, but as you know my many projects kept me busy and gave me a sense of accomplishment. Take a room at a time, clean it out and clean it up, then decorate it using your new sewing machine or Josh's tools.

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