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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This easy pumpkin cake is the perfect fall dessert.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 189 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour (10.1 ounces)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 15 ounces canned pumpkin puree (one can)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened one package2
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
Pumpkin Cake
- Sift dry ingredients and spices together in a medium bowl. Flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Grease, or line a 13" x 9" baking pan.
- In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer at medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture; beat well after each addition. Add pumpkin, and mix until incorporated.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, just until blended. Spread batter into a 13" x 9" pan. Smooth surface to make sure it's even.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
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Cream Cheese Frosting
- Blend cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Gradually add powdered sugar until combined.
- Frost cake. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Sift all dry ingredients for best results
- Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired.
- Add 1/2 cup shredded coconut, if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1piece
Calories
189kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
55mg
(2%)
Potassium
124mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
2996IU
(60%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1piece | |
| Calories | 189kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 55mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 124mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 2996IU | 60% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.