Pumpkin Cake With Apple-nut Streusel

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 5 -6 large granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped in about 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter (no subs and just very slightly softened)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup sugar (can use less)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 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, 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!