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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake

    Modified: Sep 9, 2021 · Published: Nov 1, 2016 by Kristin · This post may contain affiliate links. · 18 Comments

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    Cinnamon, pumpkin, and maple syrup all combined into one amazing Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake! What more could you want for a Fall treat, right??

    flavorful, moist pumpkin cake with a glazed topping

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    Are you a Fall person?? Or more of a summer person?? Me, I am 100% a Fall lover! I love the cooler weather, comfy sweaters, a toasty fire, and pumpkin everything! Add in some casseroles and other comfort foods and I am one happy gal!

    Plus, when Fall comes around, that means Christmas is just behind it and I LOVE Christmas!

    I won’t skip too far ahead and get into Christmas just yet, but the coziness of the Fall/winter seasons truly make my heart happy! So many family traditions and fun ways to connect as a family too! Whether it be baking a pumpkin treat, decorating for the occasions, or playing a board game because its too cold to go outside!

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    • A moist, flavorful pumpkin cake with an incredible glazed, streusel topping!
    • Interested in trying more pumpkin recipes? How about these tasty treats:
    • Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake is packed with flavor and includes an incredible cinnamon topping! Be sure to check out the video tutorial and Print the recipe below!
    • Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake

    A moist, flavorful pumpkin cake with an incredible glazed, streusel topping!

    Last weekend, my hubby whipped this up for us and it was a hit! It was the perfect Fall treat and we all really enjoyed it! The cake itself was moist and packed with just the right amount of pumpkin spice. Next up, was the streusel. Perfectly sweet and crumbly, it really enhanced the flavor of the cake. Last but not least, the glaze! It was just what this cake needed to set it apart from all other recipes!

    A fun variation of this would be to add in some tasty raisins or nuts. If you’re a fan, add about 1 cup to this recipe prior to baking!

    Interested in trying more pumpkin recipes? How about these tasty treats:

    Copycat Starbuck’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Muffins

    Pumpkin Bread

    We enjoyed this as a breakfast treat, yes, cake for breakfast, but it would also be great for having company over, evening dessert, etc.

    moist pumpkin cake with a streusel topping and powdered sugar glaze

    With Fall here, definitely try this cake! You’ll be glad you did!!

    Perfectly spiced pumpkin cake with a glazed, cinnamon streusel topping

    Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake is packed with flavor and includes an incredible cinnamon topping! Be sure to check out the video tutorial and Print the recipe below!

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    Cinnamon streusel topping over a moist, flavorful pumpkin cake

    Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake

    Recipe by: Kristin
    A perfect Fall treat! This cake is packed with flavor, simple to prepare, and the topping alone will have you going back for seconds!
    3.82 from 70 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 489 kcal

    Equipment

    • Mixing Bowls
    • Electric Hand Mixer
    • Pastry Blender
    • 8x8 baking pan

    Ingredients
      

    • CAKE
    • ½ cup salted butter, softened
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 ½ cups pumpkin
    • 3 eggs
    • 2 ½ cups flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • 1 teaspoon all spice
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • TOPPING
    • 6 tablespoon flour
    • 6 tablespoon sugar
    • 6 tablespoon brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 3 tablespoon melted butter
    • GLAZE
    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8 x 8 baking pan.
    • In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, pumpkin, and eggs using an electric mixer.
    • Add in the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg.
    • Once all is just combined,  pour into prepared pan.
    • In a separate bowl, prepare the topping by combining the flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter using your hands or two forks.
    • Once crumbly, sprinkle over batter evenly.
    • Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center.
    • To prepare glaze, melt the butter in a saucepan.
    • Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and maple syrup.
    • Drizzle glaze on top of cake and serve!! Enjoy!

    Notes

    Recipe adapted from: Pinch of Yum

    Nutrition

    Calories: 489kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 447mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 2gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 2517IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 3mg
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    Glazed streusel over a moist, flavorful cake

     

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    Comments

    1. Katie says

      September 18, 2021 at 6:46 pm

      3 stars
      Cake came out very dense. Great flavor but very strange texture. Too bad after all the work to make it. Wonder if it would have been better in a bigger pan?

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        September 23, 2021 at 1:48 pm

        So sorry to hear that! The cake can be a bit dense, but shouldn’t have had a odd texture. Glad it had great flavor but sorry to hear it wasn’t a hit. What size pan did you use?

        Reply
    2. Morgan says

      November 19, 2020 at 11:16 am

      2 stars
      It was so dense it almost looked under done. The flavors were good but it was almost more of a pumpkin pie rather than a cake texture.

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        November 19, 2020 at 11:45 am

        It is somewhat dense of a cake, but shouldn’t have been pie like. Such a bummer to hear! Sorry it wasnt a hit with you!

        Reply
    3. Michelle says

      November 18, 2020 at 4:55 pm

      1 star
      I made this exact to the directions and video and the cake came out horrible. It was so dense you couldn’t even tell it was supposed to be a cake. I watched the video over and over trying to figure what could have went wrong but I don’t see what could have been different?

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        November 19, 2020 at 8:02 am

        Oh no! Such a bummer to hear as it shouldn’t have been that way! I have accidentally overmixed in the past and had it come out a bit too thick before, could that have been the reason? So sorry to hear that!

        Reply
    4. Chrishawn says

      August 31, 2020 at 12:57 pm

      1 star
      Cake was very dense.. it was more like eating a bread pudding kind of cake. Tasted good but very heavy and dense. Will look at ways to lighten cake up

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      • Kristin says

        August 31, 2020 at 2:21 pm

        Sorry to hear that! It is a bit dense, but shouldn’t have been bread pudding like. Bummer to hear!

        Reply
    5. Therese says

      September 01, 2019 at 11:07 pm

      I made the cake for my.mother on laws birthday.
      It was heavy as a rock. It was dense. I would not recommend it.

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        September 03, 2019 at 11:37 am

        Oh what a bummer and to have it be a flop for a birthday cake! So sorry!! Did you check out the video tutorial? Hopefully that helps! Such a bummer nonetheless though!

        Reply
    6. Darla says

      September 10, 2018 at 5:59 pm

      I made this last night and it didn’t turn out. I doubled the recipe, but the cake is very dense! What did I do wrong?

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      • Kristin says

        September 11, 2018 at 7:54 am

        Hmmmm, I notice this cake gets too dense if I beat the batter too long, don’t cream the butter and sugar together in the beginning, etc. Do you think that could have happened in your case?

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    7. Karen says

      August 30, 2018 at 6:38 pm

      The picture looks like a 9 by 13 pan. What is the size again?

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      • Kristin says

        September 01, 2018 at 3:42 pm

        I use an 8 x 8 unless doubling the recipe!

        Reply
    8. cathy says

      August 27, 2018 at 6:58 pm

      every thing looks good

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        August 28, 2018 at 1:11 pm

        Thanks!! Hope you enjoy this!

        Reply
    9. Lynda L Hollis says

      August 24, 2018 at 10:12 pm

      Yummy

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      • Kristin says

        August 25, 2018 at 9:49 am

        Agreed!! Hope you enjoy!

        Reply
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