Pumpkin Cake With Apple-Nut Streusel
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
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APPLE STREUSEL
- 44.37 ml butter
- 5-6 large granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped in about 1/2-inch cubes
- 59.14 ml white sugar
- 9.85 ml cinnamon (or to taste)
- 118.29 ml chopped walnuts
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CAKE
- 354.88 ml flour
- 236.59 ml brown sugar, packed
- 118.29 ml butter (no subs and just very slightly softened)
- 2.46 ml salt
- 177.44 ml canned pumpkin puree
- 78.78 ml sour cream
- 59.14 ml sugar (can use less)
- 9.85 ml pumpkin pie spice
- 4.92 ml baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- vanilla ice cream
directions
- To make the apple streusel: melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add in chopped apples and saute for about 5 minutes (do not saute until too soft).
- Add in sugar and cinnamon; cook for another 3-4 minutes, then add in chopped walnuts; set aside.
- For the cake: set oven to 350 degrees (second-lowest rack).
- Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, butter and salt in a large bowl.
- With an electric mixer, beat until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside 2/3 cup of the mixture for the topping.
- 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).
- Transfer batter to prepared baking pan and smooth out with a spoon.
- 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.
- Bake about 35-40 minutes or until cake test done.
- Cool cut into squares and serve warm with ice cream.
- Delicious!
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