Pumpkin Cake
This Pumpkin Cake is soft, moist, flavored with pumpkin spice and cinnamon, and topped with light cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 594kcal
Equipment
- 1 whisk or hand mixer
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp pumpkin spice
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 15 oz pumpkin puree (1 can)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese 226 gr
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1 ½ cup heavy whipping cream cold
Instructions
How to Make Pumpkin Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177 °C) and grease a 9x13 non-stick baking pan.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a second mixing bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, eggs, and 1 can of pumpkin puree.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk until combined. Transfer to a prepared baking pan.
- Bake at 350°F (177 °C) for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center. Let cool completely in the pan before topping with cream cheese frosting.
How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a mixing bowl of a stand mixer with a pedal attachment, beat cream cheese and sifted powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add cold heavy whipping cream and beat again on low speed for about 20-30 seconds.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting on the cooled pumpkin cake and sprinkle with pumpkin spice (optional).
- Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Get all ingredients and tools ready before baking.
Make sure to use Pumpkin Puree and not Pumpkin Pie Filling. These are two different ingredients.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 447mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 6267IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 2mg
