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Pumpkin Crumb Cake with Cinnamon Sugar Swirl

A cozy pumpkin cake with generous crumb topping, a cinnamon sugar layer, and vanilla maple icing.

Ingredients

• Cake
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp cloves
• ¼ tsp ginger
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup melted butter, slightly cooled
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup milk
• Crumb topping
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• ½ cup cold butter, cubed
• Middle layer
• A couple scoops of the crumb topping
• A sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, to taste
• Vanilla maple icing
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• Milk, up to 2 tbsp or as needed
• ¼ tsp vanilla
• A drizzle of maple syrup

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking dish (mine was rectangular because my grandma didn’t have a square one).

2. Combine crumb ingredients, working the butter in with your fingertips, two knives, or a pastry cutter until crumbly.

   1 cup all-purpose flour · 1 cup packed brown sugar · 1 tbsp cinnamon · ½ cup cold butter, cubed

3. Separately mix dry and wet cake ingredients, then stir together just until combined.

   2 cups all-purpose flour · 1 tsp baking soda · ½ tsp baking powder · ½ tsp salt · 1½ tsp cinnamon · ½ tsp nutmeg · ¼ tsp cloves · ¼ tsp ginger · 1 cup pumpkin purée · ½ cup packed brown sugar · ½ cup melted butter, slightly cooled · ¼ cup maple syrup · ¼ cup milk

4. Spread half the batter into the dish. Sprinkle with some crumbs and cinnamon sugar. Add remaining batter, then remaining crumbs.

   Half the cake batter from Step 3 · A couple scoops of the crumb topping · A sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, to taste · Remaining batter from Step 3 · Remaining crumb topping from Step 2

5. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Begin checking at 35 minutes; the extra layers may need longer.

6. Mix icing, adding milk gradually to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cake and serve with tea

   1 cup powdered sugar · Milk, up to 2 tbsp or as needed · ¼ tsp vanilla · A drizzle of maple syrup

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