"pumpkin patch" pumpkin spice cake
(2 ratings)
I made this pretty cake for my hubby to come home to after his last business trip. He loved it!! Since it was a pumpkin spice cake, I decorated it to look like a pumpkin patch! Bet Linos and Charlie Brown would love it, too! ;) Enjoy!! :D
(2 ratings)
yield
8 -10
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
Ingredients For "pumpkin patch" pumpkin spice cake
- CAKE:
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1/2 cupunsalted butter, room temp
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1 1/4 cupslight or dark brown sugar, i use dark
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2large eggs
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1 cupsolid pack pumpkin, about half of a 15 oz. can
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1 tsp.vanilla
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2 cupssifted cake flour, sift first then measure
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1/4 tsp.baking powder
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1 tsp.baking soda
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1/2 tsp.salt
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2 tsp.cinnamon
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1/2 tsp.nutmeg
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1/4 tsp.ground ginger
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1/8 tsp.ground cloves
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1/2 cupbuttermilk
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1/2 cupapplesauce
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
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8 oz.cream cheese, room temp
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1/4 cupunsalted butter, room temp
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1 Tbl.good maple syrup
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5-6 cupspowdered sugar, sifted, as much or little as needed
How To Make "pumpkin patch" pumpkin spice cake
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1In large bowl of mixer, beat beat butter and sugar til light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Add pumpkin pureeand vanilla and beat til mixed. In a seperate bowl, whisk flour, soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Add flour mixture, buttermilk and applesauce alternately to batter in 3 additions starting and ending with the flour mixture. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8" cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or til a toothpick comes out clean when tested in the center. Cool 10 minutes, then turn cakes out onto racks to cool completely before frosting.
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2For Frosting: Mix butter, cream cheese and maple syrup til mixed. Slowly add in powdered sugar til you have the right consistency. If it gets too stiff, just add a little more maple syrup. If it's too thin, add more powdered sugar. Frost and decorate! :D (Refrigerate.) - Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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