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    Home » Recipes » Pumpkin » Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake

    Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake

    Published : September 18, 2020 Updated : October 26, 2020 by Together As Family 13 Comments

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    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe!

    CINNAMON STREUSEL PUMPKIN CAKE

    I am convinced that this cinnamon streusel pumpkin cake needs to be eaten by every single person this Fall. To say I am obsessed with this cake would be an understatement. I actually make this year round!

    Super soft, perfectly spiced pumpkin cake topped with a sweet brown sugar streusel, and then topped with a simple vanilla glaze.

    Anytime I can get a streusel topping on my cake then I know it will be a favorite like this chocolate chip streusel pumpkin cake or blueberry streusel coffee cake. 

    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe!

    This recipe was adapted from a Paula Deen recipe years ago. To this day, her restaurant in South Carolina is still the best place I've ever eaten. I mean that. I still think about that food years later.

    I'm a sucker for a really high, thick cake like coffee cake with a mile high streusel topping. This is what this cake reminds me of. A super moist pumpkin cake topped with the best, highest streusel topping. 

    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe!

    HOW TO MAKE THIS PUMPKIN CAKE RECIPE

    Brown Sugar Streusel - This is a simple mixture of flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter. You will just mix it all together until coarse crumbs form. Kind of like wet sand almost.

    Pumpkin Cake

    • large eggs
    • sugar
    • vegetable or canola oil
    • pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
    • flour
    • baking powder
    • baking soda
    • salt
    • cinnamon
    • pumpkin pie spice

    Vanilla Glaze - This glaze has butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, heavy cream, and cinnamon in it. Mixes up in one bowl and it can be the same bowl as the streusel. No extra dirty dishes here. 

    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe!

    MY TIPS & HELPFUL HINTS FOR THIS RECIPE

    • You can either pour the glaze over the cake while it's warm (it will melt into the streusel topping) OR wait until the cake cools most of the way and then glaze it. Both ways are equally delicious. 
    • Make sure you are using 100% pure pumpkin and not the pumpkin pie filling. They are completely different but the cans look very similar.
    • The recipe calls for heavy cream in the glaze, if you use anything other than that then start at 1 tablespoon and add from there. Because heavy cream has such a high fat content you need more of it. If you use a lower fat milk then you will need less of it, as it is not as thick as heavy cream. 

    MORE PUMPKIN RECIPES THAT YOU WILL LOVE

    • Cream Cheese Pumpkin Streusel Muffins - The best pumpkin muffins stuffed with cream cheese and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar streusel. 
    • Pumpkin Cheesecake Whoopie Pies - An easy cake mix pumpkin cookie sandwiched between a whipped cheesecake pudding "frosting". These are one of my favorite Fall treats. So easy to make, super moist, and they always disappear. 
    • Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars - Everyone has their favorite recipe for this and this is mine. They literally are the best!
    • No Bake Marshmallow Pumpkin Pie - This is unlike any pumpkin pie you've ever had. People are always unsure about it but once they try it, they are in love. So light, fluffy, and delicious. 

     

    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe!

    Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Cake

    Jessica
    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe!
    4.2 from 15 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 32 mins
    Total Time 52 mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 16 people
    Calories 401 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Cinnamon Streusel

    • ½ cup all-purpose flour
    • ⅓ cup light brown sugar
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 4 tablespoons cold butter cubed small

    Pumpkin Cake

    • 4 large eggs
    • 1⅔ cups granulated sugar
    • 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
    • 1 can (15 oz) pure pumpkin
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Glaze

    • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 4 tablespoons heavy cream

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.

    Cinnamon Streusel

    • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and using your fingers, or a pastry cutter, mix together until it resembles coarse wet sand. Set aside.

    Pumpkin Cake

    • In a large bowl add eggs, sugar, canola oil, and pumpkin. Use a handheld blender, or a stand mixer, to beat until combined.
    • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Stir with a wire whisk to break up clumps. 
    • Add half of the dry ingredients into the wet and beat together. Add the other half and mix until combined. 
    • Pour into the prepared baking dish and sprinkled the cinnamon streusel over top.
    • Cook for 30-38 minutes or until center is no longer "jiggly" and looks set. The edges will be golden brown. Let cool on a cooling rack.
    • Once cooled make the glaze: beat the butter and vanilla extract until soft and creamy. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon heavy cream. Keep adding heavy cream, in 1 tablespoon increments, until desired consistency is reached.
    • Drizzle over the cake and serve.

    Notes

    If you use 1% or 2% milk you will need less milk as it's thinner than heavy cream. Just start with 1 tablespoon of milk at a time and then add from there until it's the desired consistency. The glaze is much better with heavy cream!
    Mine was perfect at 35 minutes. You want to make sure the center looks cooked and not jiggly. You could also use a toothpick and make sure it comes out with no wet batter on it.
    If wanted, sprinkle some pecans over the glaze for a salty bite.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 268mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 4368IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword cinnamon streusel pumpkin cake, pumpkin cake recipe
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    Recipe was originally published in September 2018. Post and pictures have been updated. Recipe is the same. Original picture is below. 

    Moist and tender pumpkin cake loaded with warm pumpkin spices and topped with a sweet cinnamon & brown sugar streusel. Mix up a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. This streusel pumpkin cake is the best Fall pumpkin dessert recipe | www.togetherasfamily.com #pumpkinrecipes #pumpkin_recipes #pumpkincake

     

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    Comments

    1. Mandy

      November 08, 2017 at 9:17 pm

      Do you think I could substitute fresh pumpkin?

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        November 11, 2017 at 1:47 am

        Yes, you sure can ☺️

        Reply
    2. Kathi huff

      November 10, 2017 at 7:30 am

      The flavor of the pumpkin and cinnamon was perfect! I made 2 8inch rounds they were beautiful. I put the glaze in a squeeze bottle and went around in a spiral then did another spiral. It was soooo pretty to go along with the yum!The cake was a big hit with my family!

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        November 11, 2017 at 1:43 am

        That makes me so happy to hear! I love the idea of using two round cake pans. This is easily one of my favorite pumpkin desserts so it makes me happy to know others enjoy it too.

        Reply
    3. Connie

      November 21, 2017 at 11:32 am

      This cake was absolutely delicious & was a huge hit. Followed recipe exactly.

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        November 21, 2017 at 1:05 pm

        I loved reading this! I love this cake SO MUCH! So happy you loved it 🙂

        Reply
    4. Ashley

      November 23, 2017 at 8:16 am

      Just made this! Absolutely amazing!!!!!

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        November 23, 2017 at 12:03 pm

        Awesome! Thanks for letting me know ?

        Reply
    5. Ebony Breaux

      December 03, 2017 at 1:04 pm

      This recipe is amazing! i made it for a potluck last night and it was a hit! Followed the instructions exactly

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        December 03, 2017 at 9:33 pm

        Great to hear! Thanks for letting me know.

        Reply
    6. Becki Smythe

      September 21, 2018 at 8:52 am

      In the oven as I type! Law have mercy! Pretty sure kiddos are going to flip out when they taste after school snack of pumpkin cake!
      Thank you!

      Reply
    7. Mary-Luise Puterbaugh

      September 28, 2019 at 12:39 pm

      Just made this. It will be my go to recipe for family dinners. Super moist lots of flavor. I put maple flavor in the icing. Next time I'll add currants also. 5+ stars

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        October 09, 2019 at 11:08 am

        I love the idea of maple in the icing! So glad you loved it.

        Reply

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