Pumpkin Crumble Cake with Maple Glaze

I was in charge of the dessert for a party recently so I had to do my usual research. An hour or two just searching for something that sounded like most people would like and of course involved some pumpkin... get used to it. I don't take pumpkin lightly :-) . Then I remembered that I was already prepared to make a dessert a little bit ago, but because of one reason or another, I never got around to it. I quit searching and decided to go with what I already had. It started with a whole cake pan and was suppose to serve 18, but it was gone with only 8 people attending the party. Must of been a hit right?

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cups Water 
• Vanilla Extract 
• 2 whole Eggs 
• 1 box Yellow Cake Mix 
• 2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice 
• 1 can Pureed Pumpkin (15 Oz) 
• 1 tsp Baking Soda 
• Brown Sugar,
• 1/2 cups Flour 
• 1/4 cups half and half or heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar 
• 4 tbsp Butter, Melted 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine your water, eggs, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and 1 tbsp vanilla. Stir. Then add your baking soda and cake mix.
3. With some butter grease a 9x13 cake pan. Then pour your batter in.
4. For the crumble mix together 1/2 cup brown sugar and flour, your melted butter in a small bowl. Then crumble mixture over batter and bake for 25-30 minutes.
5. While your cake is baking take a small pot and add your half and half or whipping cream, granulated sugar,  1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Stir until steaming, then remove from heat and stir until sugar has dissolved.
6. When cake is done poke it a few times with a fork and pour your glaze evenly over the top.
7. This can be served hot or room temp.

Mouth drooling yet? Happy Eatings!