Moist Pumpkin Streusel Cake with Brown Sugar Crumble and Spiced Glaze

Bake the best moist pumpkin streusel cake with a buttery brown sugar crumble and spiced glaze. An easy fall dessert recipe by Jessie Daye.

All items used linked here: Pumpkin Streusel Items

Moist Pumpkin Streusel Cake with Brown Sugar Crumble and Spiced Glaze

Yield: 9 servings

1 (8-inch square, 9-inch round, or loaf pan)

Ingredients

Streusel

1 cup (packed) / 200 g light brown sugar

1 cup / 128 g all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons pumpkin spice blend

Pinch of salt

½ cup / 113 g unsalted butter, cold and cubed

For the Pumpkin Cake

3/4 cup (packed) / light brown sugar

1/4 cup white granulated sugar

2 large eggs, room temp.

1 cup / 230 g canned pumpkin purée

¼ cup / 56 g unsalted butter, melted

¼ cup / 60 g sour cream ** you can substitute buttermilk as well

1 tsp vanilla paste (or extract)

1 tablespoon pumpkin spice blend

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ cups / 190 g all-purpose flour

All items used linked here: Pumpkin Streusel Items

For the Glaze (optional)

¾ cup / 75 g confectioners’ sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1/4 teaspoon pumpkin spice

4 teaspoons milk

Directions

1. Make the streusel: In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, pumpkin spice, and salt. Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter or your fingers until crumbly. Refrigerate while you prepare the cake.

2. Prepare the cake batter: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Spray an 8-inch square or 9-inch round or loaf pan with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, whisk together the brown and white sugar and eggs until smooth.

3. Add pumpkin purée, melted butter, sour cream, pumpkin spice, vanilla, and salt. Mix well.

4. Add baking powder, baking soda, and flour until just combined (do not over mix).

5. Assemble: Spread half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Add the remaining batter and top with the rest of the streusel.

6. Bake for 35-45 minutes (Depending on the size of your pan. My 8x8 and loaf pan both take 45 minutes in my oven) until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs.

7. Glaze (optional): In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, pumpkin spice, salt, and just enough milk to reach drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake.