Pumpkin Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Pumpkin Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: CAKE; 3 c white sugar; 1 c vegetable oil; 4 large eggs; 2/3 c water; 16 oz can of pumpkin (or 2 cups); 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp cloves; 1 tsp allspice; 3 1/2 c all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp salt; FROSTING; 1/2 c butter; 8 oz cream cheese; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 4 c powdered sugar

By Laurie Sanders
@rhinemaidens3

This recipe makes nice loaves, muffins or cake. It is lovely and moist.

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Love gingerbread and pumpkin? This cake is for you. The gingerbread cake is super moist with a delicious pumpkin flavor. You taste a bit of spiciness from the cake, but the flavors are balanced by the cool, sweet tang of the yummy cream cheese frosting. If you're looking for a real gingerbread cake for the holiday's this is it. You will not be disappointed. Super yummy! The Test Kitchen

Rating:

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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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CAKE
3 c

white sugar
1 c

vegetable oil
4 large

eggs
2/3 c

water
16 oz

can of pumpkin (or 2 cups)
2 tsp

ground ginger
1 tsp

cinnamon
1 tsp

nutmeg
1 tsp

cloves
1 tsp

allspice
3 1/2 c

all-purpose flour
2 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

baking powder
1 1/2 tsp

salt
FROSTING
1/2 c

butter
8 oz

cream cheese
1 tsp

pure vanilla extract
4 c

powdered sugar

How to Make Pumpkin Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl mix together sugar, oil, eggs and water.
Beat in the pumpkin and the spices.
Mix dry ingredients together and slowly add to pumpkin mixture. Stir until just blended.
Pour into two well greased 8 or 9-inch cake pans and bake 30-40 minutes until they test done.
Cool completely.
For the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese together until well combined.
Then add in the vanilla.
Slowly add in the powdered sugar.
Beat until smooth.
Put the bottom cake on a plate (you may need to slice off the top of each cake to make the flat).
Frost the top of the bottom cake
Then place the second cake on top.
Frost entire cake. Cut it and eat it!