Description
Indulge in the warm embrace of autumn with this delightful Pumpkin Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting. Perfect for festive gatherings or cozy nights at home, this cake features a moist and tender crumb infused with aromatic spices and rich pumpkin puree. Topped with a luscious brown sugar cream cheese frosting, it offers a sweet finish that will leave your guests craving more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g white granulated sugar
- 150 g brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 180 ml vegetable oil
- 400 g pumpkin puree
- 230 g all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 160 g cream cheese
- 220 g icing sugar
- orange food color (as needed)
- pumpkin seeds (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease your baking pan.
- In one bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices.
- In another bowl, beat the sugars, eggs, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, and pumpkin puree until smooth.
- Gradually combine the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just blended.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before preparing the frosting by beating butter and brown sugar together, then adding cream cheese and icing sugar until fluffy.
- Frost the cooled cake and garnish with pumpkin seeds.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (80g)
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg