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recipe for pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting

Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe makes a pumpkin spice sponge cake with smooth and creamy cream cheese icing.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup pumpkin puree
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 8 oz. package cream cheese (room temperature)
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Grease and flour a 15" x 10" x 1" inch jelly roll pan.
  3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a large mixing bowl.
    sifting flour
  4. In a small bowl, beat together the sugar and eggs.
    sugar and eggs
  5. Stir the pumpkin puree into the sugar and egg mixture.
    Libby's canned pumpkin puree
  6. Add the liquid ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir until mixed through.
  7. Pour the cake batter into the prepared jelly roll pan and bake for 15 minutes.
  8. Let the cake cool to room temperature.
  9. Cut the cooled cake in half.
  10. Add one half of the cake to a large platter and spread with half of the cream cheese frosting mixture.
  11. Top with the other half of the cake and spread with the remaining cream cheese frosting.
    pumpkin spice cake
Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Add the softened cream cheese and butter to a mixing bowl.
  2. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
  3. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
  4. Use the cream cheese frosting to ice the pumpkin spice cake.

Notes

Pumpkin spice cupcakes.
Pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting would make a delightful culinary addition to a tea party or bridal shower. You could even use this recipe to make pumpkin cupcakes - which can be really fun for children's birthday parties.