Pumpkin Breakfast Cake with Streusel Topping
This whole grain pumpkin oat cake comes with the most amazing streusel topping for a healthier yet delicious treat! Light, moist, fluffy, and perfectly sweet, it is the perfect wholesome breakfast or dessert for fall pumpkin season.
Servings: 1 8-inch cake
Calories: 436kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups quick oats
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp sea salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2/3 cup avocado oil*
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract optional
Streusel Topping:
- 4 Tbsp melted butter or avocado oil
- ⅓ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pecans chopped
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8” x 8” square cake pan with parchment paper. Note: An 8-inch round cake pan works too!
- Blend the oats in a food processor or a blender for 1-2 minutes, or until the oats are finely chopped and a substance resembling a flour forms.
- Add the remaining ingredients for the cake to the food processor and process until everything is mixed together and a smooth cake batter forms.
- Pour the pumpkin cake batter into the prepared pan.
- Stir all of the ingredients for the streusel topping in a small bowl until well combined. Sprinkle the streusel crumbs on top of the batter. This doesn’t need to look perfect, but try to distribute the topping mixture fairly evenly.
- Bake cake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 32 to 35 minutes, or until the cake tests clean. Insert a digital thermometer into the center of the cake. It is ready if it reads 190 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
- Allow the cake to cool for at least 1 hour, ideally to room temperature, before slicing and serving. You can slice it before then, but the slices won’t come out as clean if the cake is still warm.
Notes
*For a lower fat cake, use ⅓ cup of avocado oil and ⅓ cup of unsweetened applesauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice (of 9) | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 399mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g