halloween magic nut cake

Germantown, TN
Updated on Sep 6, 2022

Just in time for Halloween...this dessert is wonderful. You can decorate by putting little small Halloween candy on top. Kids love these.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Halloween will be even sweeter if you make this magic nut cake. Very soft and moist, you taste the nutmeg and cinnamon in the cake. The cream cheese frosting gives it a sweet, buttery, and creamy topping. This pumpkin cake reminds us of a carrot cake.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 3 - eggs
  • 16 ounces canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons softened butter
  • 2 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar

How To Make halloween magic nut cake

  • Eggs, oil, pumpkin, and water in a mixing bowl.
    Step 1
    Mix together the first 4 ingredients.
  • Remaining ingredients added to the mixing bowl.
    Step 2
    Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
  • Cake batter poured into a baking dish.
    Step 3
    Pour batter into a 9 x 13 Pyrex pan. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Baked cake cooled.
    Step 4
    Wait until the cake is cool and mix the frosting.
  • Frosting ingredients in a mixing bowl.
    Step 5
    For the cream cheese frosting, add frosting ingredients to a mixer. Beat until well blended and creamy.
  • Frosting the cake.
    Step 6
    Frost the cake and enjoy.

Discover More

Category: Cakes
Collection: Halloween Treats
Collection: Pumpkin Patch
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour
Keyword: #cake
Keyword: #magic nut

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