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Pumpkin Chocolate Crumb Cake

October 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment

5.0 from 1 reviews

Pumpkin Chocolate Crumb Cake
 
Prep time
20 mins

Cook time
55 mins

Total time
1 hour 15 mins

 

A spicy pumpkin cake with a rich chocolate crumble layered in the middle and sprinkled generously over the top.
Author: Cindy
Serves: 8 large slices

Ingredients
  • Crumble:
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup chopped, dark chocolate
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • Batter:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon cayenne
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1¾ cup sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch round springform pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper.
  2. Make the crumble by whisking the sugar, flour, cocoa, chopped chocolate, and salt together in a bowl. Work the cubed butter into the cocoa mixture, using either your fingers or a pastry blender, until the mixture is moist but crumbly–like wet sand. Set aside.
  3. To make the batter, whisk the flour, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, cayenne, and kosher salt together in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl whisk the whisk the butter, sugar, and pumpkin together. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until well mixed. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture and fold until combined–just until no streaks of flour remain. Spread half of the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan, sprinkle about half of the crumble over the batter. Carefully spread the remaining batter over the top of the previous layers and sprinkle the rest of the crumble over the surface. Bake in the center of the oven for 50 to 60 minutes.
Notes
Adapted from my Hazelnut Crunch Pumpkin Cake and a Martha Stewart recipe.
3.4.3177

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Comments

  1. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

    October 21, 2015 at 4:00 am

    Chocolate crumb?!?! AHH!!! You just changed the way I see and feel about pumpkin cake. I need this!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:31 am

      The chocolate crumb is worth it by itself!

      Reply
  2. Laura (Blogging Over Thyme)

    October 21, 2015 at 4:40 am

    After seeing these on snapchat, I couldn’t wait to see this cake in all of its glory today!!! It looks incredible. I’m definitely adding this to my list of things to bake this fall without question. THAT CRUMB.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:31 am

      Ah! It was quite the journey, ha!

      Reply
  3. Kathryn @ The Scratch Artist

    October 21, 2015 at 5:19 am

    YESSS! This is reminding me so much of the Entennmanns crumb cake…only better with chocolate and pumpkin! Sorry that it took so many test recipes, but I’m glad you finally got it perfected. This pumpkin party is amazing! Sara is the best for organizing this.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:37 am

      My mom would sometimes buy that cake!

      Reply
  4. Rachel

    October 21, 2015 at 5:23 am

    Oh my god, stop it. This looks so good! It’s making me want to push my morning smoothie aside and just go all in with a slice of cake + coffee ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:38 am

      I forced myself to have a smoothie instead of more cake this morning, ha!

      Reply
  5. Michelle @ Hummingbird High

    October 21, 2015 at 6:39 am

    Dude. I am so in love with these. The different layers and the contrasting colors!?! Pinning the crap out of it.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:39 am

      Thanks, girl! I’m really happy about the colors, haha!

      Reply
  6. Meg @ Beard and Bonnet

    October 21, 2015 at 7:51 am

    I think this is the prettiest crumb cake I have ever seen!!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:39 am

      Thanks, Meg!!

      Reply
  7. Grace

    October 21, 2015 at 8:57 am

    THIS is everything I want in a pumpkin cake! So gorgeous and delicious looking! I’m gonna have to join snap chat just so I can follow along behind the scenes! Happy pumpkin party day!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:39 am

      Thank you! Snapchat is totally addicting, I hate to even admit it!

      Reply
  8. Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe

    October 21, 2015 at 9:35 am

    Gosh, this cake looks perfect! I am swooning over that chocolate crumb topping! Genius.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:40 am

      Thanks, Amanda!

      Reply
  9. Mary @ The Kitchen Paper

    October 21, 2015 at 10:06 am

    YAY! I’m so glad it finally worked! Looks taaasty! xo

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:40 am

      Thanks, girl! 6th times the charm!

      Reply
  10. Billy

    October 21, 2015 at 10:42 am

    um that chocolate crumb is GENIUSSS

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:42 am

      THANKS! I wanna sprinkle it on everything.

      Reply
  11. Erica

    October 21, 2015 at 10:43 am

    You make an unfrosted cake look super sexy. I want all of it!! Especially with that chocolate and pumpkin combo. Totally winning.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:42 am

      Ha! Thanks!

      Reply
  12. Amber | Loves Food, Loves to Eat

    October 21, 2015 at 10:58 am

    I love chocolate & pumpkin together, so good! Happy #virtualpumpkinparty!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:43 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  13. Nicole

    October 21, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    I’m so glad your cake turned out! I was really pulling for you! I wanted to participate in the party, but life has just been BANANAS lately. I’ll just admire all the baked goods, especially this gorg cake!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:43 am

      I hope it’s good bananas, not rotten bananas!! Thanks, lady!

      Reply
  14. Courtney | Fork to Belly

    October 21, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Glorious, glorious cake! It looks totally moist and dense and the kind of cake that coats your mouth with love. Hehe ๐Ÿ˜€ Also, I am thoroughly impressed you caught this all on snapchat because I have tried and I don’t have enough brain capacity to do both!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:44 am

      I mostly just recorded myself cursing on snapchat, ha!

      Reply
  15. Hannah | The Swirling Spoon

    October 21, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    This looks totally divine, Cindy!! I love the dark chocolate crumble topping, such a fantastic idea to go with a pumpkin cake!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:44 am

      Thanks, Hannah!!

      Reply
  16. Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence

    October 21, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    You know… I’ve never seen a chocolate crumb topping before. It looks SO good. Especially when paired with pumpkin cake. Happy Pumpkin Day!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:45 am

      Thanks, Brandon! The chocolate crumb makes it!

      Reply
  17. Tori

    October 22, 2015 at 2:39 am

    This cake looks beyond words incredible! Drool!!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 22, 2015 at 6:45 am

      Thanks, Tori!!

      Reply
  18. aida mollenkamp

    October 22, 2015 at 1:03 pm

    I mean, it doesn’t matter how long you took to get it right when the final recipe looks that amazing! I 100% would want in on this at our virtual party!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 23, 2015 at 8:55 pm

      Thanks, Aida! I was determined to make it happen ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  19. Claudia | The Brick Kitchen

    October 23, 2015 at 1:00 am

    That chocolate crumb is genius!! And you know a cake is going to be good when a blogger has spent so long perfecting it, getting the proportions and ingredients just right – so glad it is here now though because I need it in my life! Just gorgeous.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 23, 2015 at 8:56 pm

      Thanks, Claudia!! The chocolate crumb is worth making over and over again, in itself!

      Reply
  20. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom

    October 23, 2015 at 4:59 am

    I freaking love this cake!!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 23, 2015 at 8:56 pm

      Thanks, Alice!!

      Reply
  21. Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog

    October 23, 2015 at 8:43 am

    So glad you perfected this recipe because I NEED this in my life like yesterday, YUM!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 23, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Thanks, Phi!!

      Reply
  22. Alana

    October 23, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    This is pretty much the most perfect crumb cake there ever was, and those colors!! Nailed it lady!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 23, 2015 at 8:58 pm

      Thank you, Alana!!

      Reply
  23. Alanna

    October 23, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    I would like to dive face first into this chocolate pumpkin deliciousness. YUM!!!

    Reply
  24. Brooke @ Chocolate + Marrow

    October 24, 2015 at 7:58 am

    So I am pretty much in love with the idea of a pumpkin chocolate crumb cake. And I’m starting to think we need to coordinate for things like this so we can taste each others stuff…maybe next link up we swap extras?! (Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes…) ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 24, 2015 at 5:03 pm

      Yes! I would so be down for a swap!

      Reply
  25. Sara @ Cake Over Steak

    October 26, 2015 at 9:38 am

    This sounds amazing, Cindy!!!! Thanks so much for participating in this crazy event. xoxo

    Reply
  26. Sherrie

    October 26, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    Cindy, this is GORG!!!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 27, 2015 at 3:52 pm

      Thanks, Sherrie!!

      Reply
  27. Carla

    November 1, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    Oh my GOSH, this is AMAZING. Chocolate and a touch of cayenne? GENIUS. LOVE!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 2, 2015 at 10:53 pm

      The cayenne really makes it special (and the chocolate, obvs)!

      Reply
  28. Shrutika Sachdev

    December 30, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Made it this past week – Amazing cake with the perfect texture or two crumb layers!!! I needed to bake it for 15 minutes longer as the center was still wet.

    Reply

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