Cupcake Friday-Coffe Cake & A Pumpkin Soup Recipe

I LOVE Coffee cake. When I was little, I always thought it was a little naughty-because of the name, so that made it even better-kind of like when my mom would sometimes on the rare occasion let us have a little sip of the caffeinated Coke.
Anyway-I still love the stuff-and it is still a little naughty-because it's so yummy!

2 1/2 c all purpose flour-divided
1/2 c light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon-divided
14 T unsalted butter, cut into pieces-divided
1 T Baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 lg eggs room temp.
1/2 tsp vanilla
Powdered sugar

First make the streussel with 1/2 c of the flour, brown sugar, 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon-
cut in 4 T of the butter with a pastry blender, (I don't have one, I need one-but I just used a potato masher and it worked just fine). Set aside.

Sift together remaining flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.

Mix sugar and butter until creamed. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add flour and milk alternately. Mix until smooth. Add in vanila.

Pour into cupcake liners 2/3 way full and then sprinkle streussel evenly on them.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Let cool a little before dusting with powdered sugar.
Eat, and feel a little naughty!
I am also going to share my very own Pumpkin Curry recipe, you could still use it for Thanksgiving as like an appetizer soup. It's yummy!

1 lg. can of pumpkin
2 cans of chicken broth
4 tsp curry powder
2 dashes tumeric
2 dashes nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cube butter
1/2 c sugar

Whisk ingredients over medium heat until all smooth and hot. You can serve over rice for a more filling soup-we just sprinkled some parmesean cheese on top and a spoonful of sour cream-yumm-o!