Pumpkin Cake With Apple-Nut Streusel

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This is like a cake and apple crisp together, serve warm or room temperature with ice cream or caramel sauce. You can add in raisins to the pumpkin cake batter. This cake is wonderful!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

APPLE STREUSEL

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 5 -6 large granny smith apples , peeled, cored and chopped in about 1/2-inch cubes
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon (or to taste)
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

CAKE

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar , packed
• ½ cup butter (no subs and just very slightly softened)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1⁄3; cup sour cream
• ¼ cup sugar (can use less)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• vanilla ice cream

Directions:

1. To make the apple streusel: melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add in chopped apples and saute for about 5 minutes (do not saute until too soft).
3. Add in sugar and cinnamon; cook for another 3-4 minutes, then add in chopped walnuts; set aside.
4. For the cake: set oven to 350 degrees (second-lowest rack).
5. Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
6. Combine flour, brown sugar, butter and salt in a large bowl.
7. With an electric mixer, beat until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside 2/3 cup of the mixture for the topping.
8. In a bowl, whisk together pumpkin, sour cream, white sugar, pumpkin pie spice, eggs and baking soda; add to the flour mixture; beat or whisk just until smooth (batter will fairly thick).
9. Transfer batter to prepared baking pan and smooth out with a spoon.
10. Scatter the apple/nut mixture on top (along with any melted butter/cinnamon syrup sauce from the bowl) then sprinkle the reserved 2/3 cup mixture on top of apples.
11. Bake about 35-40 minutes or until cake test done.
12. Cool cut into squares and serve warm with ice cream.
13. Delicious!

Reviews

[cuppycakes]

I think this is best when warm. When it cools, the apples make it soggy.

[greyghost]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC thank you so much for this recipe - what a hit for a thanksgiving desert - just perfect - my sister said it was the best of both worlds a pumpkin pie and an apple pie rolled into one! PERFECT!!

[carole in orlando]

What a lovely taste of the holidays! I used Splenda, light sour cream, some wholewheat flour, eggbeaters and the Soft Baking Butter that is half canola oil. This is so-o-o good. I topped it with CoolWhip Free. Thanks, Carole in Orlando