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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

November 21, 2014 by eghassett

Pumpkin Cake“Welcome Fall with this moist, delicious cake!”

This is the quote on the back of the recipe card given to me by my sister-in-law, Karen.  She gave it to me years ago after I first had this cake at her house.  She makes it every fall and now so do I.  And EVERY time I make it I feel like I’m in Karen’s kitchen, beautiful decorations abound and fall candles and smells invading in the most wonderful way.  I will always think of her when I make this “moist, delicious cake.”  It truly is the best!  Thanks sweet soul sister!!

Happy Baking!  ~ Gena

 

 

Ingredients:

4 large eggs

1 cup canola oil

2 cups sugar

2 cups pumpkin puree (about 1 15 oz can)

2 cups all purpose unbleached flour

2 t. baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

2 1/2 t. ground cinnamon

1 t. ground ginger

1 t. ground cloves

1 t. ground nutmeg

Frosting:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

8 oz cream cheese (1 block), softened

1 t. vanilla

2 T milk

3-4 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • In large bowl, beat eggs, oil and sugar until well blended.  Add pumpkin and mix thoroughly.
  • In separate bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture.  Mix until smooth.
  • Pour into buttered and floured 11 x 17 jelly roll pan (or cookie sheet with sides.)  Any cake pan is just fine though!
  • Bake for 20 min. or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  (35 min. in Golden, CO, when using a 9 x 13 glass pan.)
  • Let cool before spreading with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:

  • Add butter and cream cheese to bowl of a mixer with paddle attachment and beat on med. until smooth.
  • Slowly add 2 cups of powdered sugar on low until combined.
  • Add vanilla and 1 T milk.  Mix well.
  • Gradually add up to 2 cups more powdered sugar until desired thickness is achieved.  Beat on med. high until smooth.  If frosting gets too thick add a little more milk.

Enjoy!!

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Filed Under: Desserts, Fall Deliciousness Tagged With: cake, cream cheese frosting, delicious cake, pumpkin, pumpkin dessert

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Comments

  1. Arielle says

    November 21, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    It looks so delicious!

    • Gena Hassett says

      November 22, 2014 at 2:33 pm

      Thank you Arielle! I hope you’ll try it! Happy Thanksgiving!!

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