Buttercup Squash Coffee Cake Recipe: How to Make It

Ingredients

• CRUMB MIXTURE:
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold butter
• CAKE:
• 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup mashed cooked buttercup squash
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Pinch ground cloves
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• GLAZE:
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 teaspoons hot water