Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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3.7
Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Description
Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting combines eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, and pumpkin puree with flour and pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. The spices and pumpkin provide flavorful warmth and moistness, while the leavening agents ensure a soft, risen texture.
The cake is baked in a 9x13 dish until set and tested for doneness, then cooled completely before adding the frosting. The frosting is made by creaming room-temperature cream cheese and butter, then mixing in vanilla and powdered sugar until creamy.
Frosting the cake when fully cooled prevents melting, and the balance between the sweet powdered sugar and tangy cream cheese enhances the pumpkin spice character. The cake cuts into about 12 servings and can be garnished further with cinnamon or nuts.
Notes emphasize using any neutral oil, ensuring cream cheese is at room temperature to avoid lumps, and optional additions like cinnamon dusting or nuts on top of the frosting for added flavor and texture.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 4 large egg
- 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil or other neutral flavored oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the cream cheese frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Add the eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla to a large mixing bowl and beat together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Stir in the pumpkin.
- Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the bowl and beat together until well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool cake completely before frosting.
For the frosting
- To make the frosting, add the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar to a large mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
- Spread frosting over cake.
- Cut into 12 slices and serve.
Notes
- Use any neutral-flavored oil such as vegetable, canola, or avocado oil.
- Bring cream cheese to room temperature fully to prevent lumps in the frosting.
- Optionally dust the finished frosted cake with ground cinnamon or sprinkle chopped nuts for added texture and flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 446 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1piece | |
| Calories | 446kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 342mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 262mg | 6% |
| Sugar | 49g | 98% |
| Vitamin A | 3595IU | 72% |
| Vitamin C | 3.3mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
3.7
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