5.0 from 15 votes
Pumpkin Cake
A traditional pumpkin cake recipe with maple cream cheese frosting and spiced crumble topping.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 466 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian , British
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
- 115 grams butter
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 cup boiled and mashed pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup (or light corn syrup, honey, agave or molasse)
- 2 cups SR flour (or 2 cups all-purpose flour with 3 teaspoons of baking powder added and whisked to combine)
- ¼ cup sultanas
Maple Frosting
- 250 grams cream cheese
- 50 grams butter
- ¼ cup icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Spiced Crumble Topping
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup sliced natural almonds
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cake
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and beat well.
- Add pumpkin and golden syrup. Mix well.
- Sift flour and salt into mixture, ⅓ at a time, folding through to combine.
- Stir through sultanas.
- Pour mixture into a well-greased large loaf tin.
- Cook in oven for 50 minutes.
- Allow to cool before adding frosting.
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Frosting
- Whip cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer on high for 2 minutes.
- Add icing sugar and continue to mix for 3 minutes.
- Add maple syrup and mix well.
- Add to top of cake once the cake is completely cool.
Spiced Crumble
- Combine all ingredients in a large frying pan.
- Stir over medium-high heat until sugar melts.
- Cook for a few minutes and then spread out to cool on baking paper.
- Once cooled, sprinkle over frosting on top of cake.
Nutrition Information
Calories
466kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
56g
(19%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
96mg
(32%)
Sodium
272mg
(11%)
Potassium
188mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
4609IU
(92%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 4609IU | 92% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.