Pumpkin Crumb Cake

This pumpkin crumb cake is three layers of deliciousness! With a cakey crust, a smooth pumpkin custard filling, and a buttery walnut topping, it's sure to be a favorite with your family around the Thanksgiving holiday or anytime the mood for pumpkin strikes.

Pumpkin Crumb Cake Ingredients

These are the ingredients you'll need to make the best pumpkin cake of your life:

Cake mix: This easy recipe starts with boxed yellow cake mix, which you'll use in the first and third layers.

Eggs: You'll need one egg for the crust and three eggs for the pumpkin layer.

Butter: There's butter in the crust and the topping.

Pumpkin puree: Use store-bought or homemade pumpkin puree.

Sugar: The pumpkin layer is sweetened with white sugar and brown sugar.

Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon adds warm and cozy flavor.

Walnuts: The walnuts in the topping are optional, but they add pleasant crunch.

How to Make Pumpkin Crumb Cake

You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make this top-rated pumpkin crumb cake:

Make the crust: Reserve one cup of the mix for the topping, then place the remaining mix in a large bowl. Add butter and one egg. Mix until well-combined. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a prepared pan.

Make the pumpkin layer: Mix the pumpkin puree, sugars, eggs, and cinnamon until well-combined. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the crust.