Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Moist Pumpkin Spiced Cake with a Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting. The best Fall pumpkin layered cake recipe!
Prep Time15mins
Cook Time18mins
Total Time33mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting
Servings: 16
Author: Modern Honey - www.modernhoney.com
Ingredients
1cupOil(such as canola oil)
2cupsSugar
4largeEggs
2teaspoonsVanilla
(1)15-ounce canPure Pumpkin Puree
1teaspoonPumpkin Spice
2cupsFlour
1teaspoonBaking Powder
½teaspoonBaking Soda
1teaspoonSalt
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1cupButter(softened)
(1)8-ounce pkg.Cream Cheese(softened)
4 to 4 ½cupsPowdered Sugar
1TablespoonHeavy Cream or Milk
1teaspoon Vanilla or Vanilla Bean Paste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix oil and sugar for 4 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and mix for 1 minute longer. Stir in pumpkin puree.
Fold in flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt.
Spray three 8-inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. Evenly pour the cake batter into each pan. Bake for 18-23 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool and then remove cakes from pans. Set aside.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and cream cheese for 2-3 minutes. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
Once the cake layers have cooled, spread each layer with cream cheese frosting.