pumpkin cake with orange cream cheese frosting

Name: PUMPKIN CAKE with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 1/1/4 cup(s) brown sugar; 4 large eggs; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 7 ounce(s) pumpkin puree (either homemade or from a can); 1/4 cup(s) whole milk, warmed; 3/4 cup(s) oil; ## ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING; 1 cup(s) confectioners’ sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) orange zest; 1 - vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 ounce(s) butter, softened at room temperature; 2 tablespoon(s) heavy cream, whipped; 1 pound(s) cream cheese; 1/2 cup(s) fresh squeezed orange juice; pinch - salt

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Joanne Hendriksen

Updated on Jan 21, 2014

A recipe from the WHITE HOUSE Pastry Kitchen

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 6-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/1/4 cup brown sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
7 ounces pumpkin puree (either homemade or from a can)
1/4 cup whole milk, warmed
3/4 cup oil
ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 - vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 ounces butter, softened at room temperature
2 tablespoons heavy cream, whipped
1 pound cream cheese
1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
pinch - salt

How To Make pumpkin cake with orange cream cheese frosting

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 340° Fahrenheit.

Step 2

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, nutmeg, and ground cloves into a large bowl. Put this aside.
Step 3

Whisk together brown sugar and eggs with a mixer. Beat in the vegetable oil and then the pumpkin puree.
Step 4

add the dry ingredients mixture alternating with the whole milk in three parts. mix well and scrape the sides and bottom of bowl between each part. Grease and flour bundt pan.
Step 5

Bake for about one hour. Let the cake cool in the pan and then turn out onto a cooling rack.
Step 6

For the finishing touch, pour the orange cream cheese icing over the top of the cooled bundt cake.
Step 7

Makes one cake from a 2 quart bundt pan
Step 8

Place cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar in bowl and use a mixer until it becomes a smooth cream. If you are using a standing mixer, use the paddle attachment for the best results.
Step 9

add the softened butter to the bowl. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a plastic spatula and then add the orange zest, vanilla bean or extract, heavy cream, pinch of salt and orange juice. Set the frosting aside until you are ready to pour over cake.
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