Spiced Pumpkin Cake

Name: Spiced Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 1/4 tsp. salt; 2 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 1/4 tsp. ground ginger; 3/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. ground allspice; 1/8 tsp. ground cloves; 10 Tbs. (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 3 eggs; 2/3 cup milk; 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree; 2/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts; 1/2 cup diced crystallized ginger; 8 oz. cream cheese; 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 Tbs. pumpkin puree (optional); Food coloring as desired

Spiced Pumpkin Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/spiced-pumpkin-cake.html" target="_blank">www.williams-sonoma.com.</a>

"Flavored with warming spices, this cake makes a lovely edible centerpiece for a Halloween gathering. After baking the two halves of the cake, attach them together with cream cheese frosting. Then let your creativity flow and decorate the cake with leaves and tendrils, or transform it into a spooky or funny jack-o'-lantern...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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2 tsp. baking powder

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1/2 tsp. baking soda

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1 1/4 tsp. salt

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2 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

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1 1/4 tsp. ground ginger

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3/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

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1/2 tsp. ground allspice

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1/8 tsp. ground cloves

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10 Tbs. (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter

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1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

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1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

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3 eggs

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2/3 cup milk

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1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree

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2/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts

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1/2 cup diced crystallized ginger

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8 oz. cream cheese

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8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter

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1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted

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1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

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1 Tbs. pumpkin puree (optional)

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Food coloring as desired

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