Pumpkin Mochi Crumb Cake

Name: Pumpkin Mochi Crumb Cake
Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes (plus cooling)
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled, plus more for pan; ¾ cup (94 g) all-purpose flour; ⅔ cup (76 g) coarsely chopped raw pecans; ½ cup (packed; 100 g) light brown sugar; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt; 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 2 large eggs; 1¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar; 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt; 1 cup pumpkin purée; ¾ cup well-stirred unsweetened coconut milk, room temperature; 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract; 1⅔ cups (254 g) mochiko (sweet rice flour; such as Koda Farms); 1½ tsp. baking powder; 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. ground allspice; ½ tsp. ground ginger

By Alaina Chou

October 16, 2025

Squares of pumpkin flavored mochi crumb cake on a serving platter.

Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Luciana Lamboy, Prop Styling by Sean Dooley

Consider this shareable autumnal treat a contender for this year’s Friendsgiving dessert, or perhaps just something you’ll want to leave on the counter and slice away at throughout the holiday weekend. It combines two of my greatest loves: chewy mochi cake and buttery streusel. The cake itself is bolstered with canned pumpkin, which lends a subtle, earthy flavor that pairs wonderfully with the brown butter and warm spices. The key to the cake’s bouncy texture is the sweet rice flour—we recommend Koda Farms Mochiko if you can find it. Topped with a pecan-studded crumble, the final cake is both chewy and crisp.

Recipe notes

Chocolate-Pumpkin Marble Cake

A rich and tender pumpkin cake that uses a whole can of pumpkin puree. No stand mixer needed and ideal for holiday gatherings.

Pumpkin Flan de Queso

This seasonal take on a Puerto Rican favorite adds pumpkin purée and a touch of warm spice for an autumnal flair.

Pumpkin Tiramisu

Everything good about the classic dessert with the warming notes of a pumpkin spice latte.

Candied Purple Sweet Potatoes

Slowly roasting purple sweet potatoes in a sticky-sweet mixture of brown sugar and spices gives them a glossy sheen that’s as stunning as it is flavorful.

Sweet-and-Spicy Squash With Scallion Oil

Roasted squash loses its bland reputation and turns glossy and fragrant thanks to a gingery miso-glaze and a quick scallion oil.

Easy Apple Cake

This apple cake is the poster child for fall.

Pecan Cake

This tender butter pecan cake channels all the gooey richness of pecan pie, with toasted nuts and a sticky bourbon caramel glaze.

Dark Chocolate Flax Bark

Crunchy, seedy flax crackers get topped with dark chocolate and a showering of sea salt for the ultimate sweet and salty snack.