Here’s a moist pumpkin spice crumb cake recipe 🎃🍰—perfect for fall or any cozy snack.
🎃 Pumpkin Spice Crumb Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cloves (optional)
- ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
Crumb Topping:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Oven: 350°F (175°C)
- Grease an 8-inch square pan or line with parchment.
- Make crumb topping
- Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter until crumbly.
- Set aside.
- Mix cake batter
- Whisk pumpkin, oil, eggs, vanilla, and brown sugar.
- In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
- Assemble
- Pour batter into pan.
- Sprinkle crumb topping evenly on top.
- Bake
- 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool before slicing.
⭐ Tips & Variations
- Add ½ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips to crumbs
- Drizzle cream cheese glaze on top for extra indulgence
- Air fryer version: use 320°F (160°C) for 20–25 min in a small round pan
If you want, I can give a mini muffin pumpkin spice version, extra crunchy topping, or one-bowl no-mixer version next 🎃.
Do you want me to do that?
