Recipe: One-Dish Pumpkin Streusel Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (yeast batter)

ONE-DISH PUMPKIN STREUSEL

"A sweet, soft pumpkiny crumb, a layer of pumpkin pie spiced-streusel topping and a topping of rich, Cream Cheese Frosting."



FOR THE BATTER:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 envelopes Fleischmann's RapidRise Yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup butter OR margarine, melted
1/2 cup very warm milk (120 to 130 degrees F)
1 egg
3/4 cup pumpkin, canned

FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter OR margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)

Mix batter ingredients in a pre-sprayed 9 1/2-inch deep dish pie plate. Set aside for 5 minutes.

Combine streusel topping ingredients in small bowl mixing with fork until uniform.

Top batter with streusel topping. Using fingers, poke topping thoroughly into batter.

Bake by placing in a COLD oven; set temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes, then spread frosting over top.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Mix cream cheese frosting with electric mixer until very smooth.

Makes 1 (9-inch round) cake
Source: Fleishmann's Yeast