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Pumpkin Spice Crumb Cake

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 9 inch Round Cake Pan

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Cake

  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin purée canned
  • 1/3 cup yogurt
  • 1/3 cup avocado oil or any neutral oil
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsps of pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar adjust sweetness to your liking
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 &1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

Cinnamon Crumb Topping

  • 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds add more or less according to your liking

Instructions
 

Pumpkin Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line a 9 inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, add the eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and whisk to combine.
  • Now add the oil, yogurt, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and whisk everything until combined and lump free.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and stir until just combined. Make sure to not overmix the batter.
  • Pour the batter into the greased and lined cake pan.
  • Make the Crumble Topping :In medium size bowl, add the flour, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt and whisk until combined.
    Add the cold cubed unsalted butter. Rub the butter into the flour and sugar mixture with your clean fingers. You want to combine until the butter is throughout all the flour/sugar. The texture should resemble a crumbly, wet sand consistency . Add the pumpkin seeds and mix with a fork to combine.
  • Evenly distribute the crumble topping over the cake.
  • Place the cake in the oven on the midd rack and bake for about 40-43 minutes or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
  • Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack and allowing it to cool completely before cutting into.
  • You can top the cake with powdered sugar or a cinnamon glaze.