Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Name: Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 4 large eggs; 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups pumpkin puree, canned, or cooked mashed pumpkin; 1 pound confectioners' sugar, about 3 3/4 cups unsifted; 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature; 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

A moist pumpkin layer cake topped with rich cream cheese frosting, perfect for festive occasions.

⭐ 4.4 (58 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 40 minTotal: 55 minYields: 16 servings

Category Tags:

Dessert Cake

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, and eggs until smooth.
Separately, stir together dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture, beat until blended, then mix in pumpkin puree.
Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes on racks, then invert onto racks to cool completely.
For the frosting, sift confectioners' sugar into a bowl.
Beat butter and cream cheese until creamy, then add sifted sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth.
Frost the cooled pumpkin cake and sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 514 kcal

Carbohydrate: 70 g

Cholesterol: 68 mg

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 5 g

Saturated Fat: 7 g

Sodium: 342 mg

Sugar: 55 g

Fat: 25 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g