Pumpkin Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
Indulge in the cozy flavors of fall with our Pumpkin Spice Cake topped with creamy Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting. This delightful dessert combines warm spices like cinnamon and ginger with rich pumpkin puree to create a moist, tender cake that feels like a warm embrace on a chilly day. Perfect for family gatherings or festive celebrations, this cake is not only easy to make but also visually appealing, adorned with a luscious frosting and crunchy pumpkin seeds. Whether you’re serving it at Thanksgiving or enjoying it as a sweet treat during the week, this dessert will surely bring smiles all around the table.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: Serves 12 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g White granulated sugar
- 150 g Brown sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 Eggs
- 180 ml Vegetable oil
- 400 g Pumpkin puree
- 230 g All purpose flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground ginger
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- ¼ tsp Ground cloves
- ⅛ tsp Ground black pepper
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 80 g Brown sugar
- 160 g Cream cheese
- 220 g Icing sugar
- Orange food color
- Pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease your cake pans.
- In a large bowl, mix together white and brown sugars, eggs, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, and pumpkin puree until well combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Divide batter between prepared pans and bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool before making the frosting by beating together butter, brown sugar, cream cheese, icing sugar, and food color.
- Assemble by layering the cakes with frosting in between and covering the top and sides.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (95g)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg