Pumpkin Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
This delightful Pumpkin Cake is incredibly soft, moist, and oh-so delicious! It comes with a delicate whipped cinnamon cream cheese frosting to add the perfect finishing touch. This timeless cake is just what you need to welcome the pumpkin season.
Servings: 12
Calories: 1007kcal
Equipment
- 3 9inch cake pans round
- 1 10inch cake board round
- 1 Cake leveler
- 1 Spatula angled
- 1 Piping bag with a star tip
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large egg white
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg ground
- 1/4 tsp cloves ground
- 1 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 2 8 oz. packages cream cheese softened
- 1 cup butter unsalted, softnened
- 12 Cup powder sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon ground
Instructions
Pumpkin Cake Layer Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pan with pam baking spray
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Mix in the pumpkin puree, vanilla and canola oil until combined
- Mix in the eggs one at a time, making sure to scrape down the sides after each mix
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, ground cinnamon , ground nutmeg, ground cloves
- Whisk until combined
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients until combined
- Evenly divide the batter between the three cake pans
- Bake in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely before using the cake leveler and removing the domes.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese frosting directions :
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter until smooth and combined
- Gradually mix in the powder sugar
- Mix in the cinnamon and vanilla extract until icing is smooth and stiff with peaks
Building the cake
- Place the first layer of cake onto the the cake board
- Scoop 1 C of frosting onto the cake layer and smooth evenly
- Place the second layer on top of the first layer of frosting
- Scoop another cup of frosting on top of the second cake layer
- Place the last layer of cake on top of the second layer of frosting
- Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag and set aside
- Using the remaining frosting, frost entire cake
- Using the frosting in the piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting on the top of the cake
- Cut into slices and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 1007kcal | Carbohydrates: 162g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 503mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 145g | Vitamin A: 6774IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg