pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese icing
This is perfect for the fall weather and tastes so good. I think it tastes a little better the next day, as many cakes do. My son thought it was a carrot cake at first. This was supposed to be a brownie recipe, but the cake rises too much for me to call it a brownie. Still absolutely wonderful. I add more cinnamon than directed to the icing, but see what suits your taste. I'm sure you could sub a few teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon and other spices and still have it taste fantastic.
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Mmmm, the spiciness of the cream cheese icing is the perfect finishing touch for this delicate, moist pumpkin spice cake. The seasoning is not strong in this fluffy cake. Mostly cinnamon flavor comes through since it's in the cake and icing. This is not a very thick cream cheese icing. It's thin, but frosts the cake nicely and brings the flavor of the whole cake together.
Ingredients
- CAKE INGREDIENTS
- 1 can Libby's pumpkin (15 oz - not pie filling)
- 3/4 cup oil
- 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- dash - ground cloves
- dash - ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- ICING INGREDIENTS
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
How To Make pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese icing
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. -
Step 2In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients (except the flour). Mix at medium speed until well blended (about two minutes).
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Step 3Add then flour.
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Step 4Mix in by hand just until blended in well with the wet ingredients. Don't use the mixer for this step, just stir.
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Step 5Spray bottom of 9 X 13 pan with non-stick spray and pour in batter.
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Step 6Bake for 30 minutes.
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Step 7Baked cake cooling.
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Step 8When the cake is cooled, mix the icing. Blend cream cheese and butter until smooth at low speed and add vanilla.
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Step 9Add cinnamon. Slowly add the powdered sugar a little at a time until well blended.
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Step 10If it's too runny, add a bit more powdered sugar until it's a good consistency. If too stiff, add a tablespoon of milk or water and blend again.
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Step 11Frost cooled cake with icing.
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