Simple Pumpkin Cake Recipe – Love and Lemons

My household cannot get sufficient of this simple pumpkin cake. Moist, warmly spiced, and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting, it is a scrumptious fall dessert!

This pumpkin cake recipe is my household’s new favourite fall dessert. I made it for my mother and my sister’s household once we all obtained collectively a couple of weeks in the past, and it disappeared inside minutes of me setting it on the desk. The adults stored raving concerning the moist texture and wealthy, spiced pumpkin taste, and the youngsters couldn’t get sufficient of the tangy cream cheese frosting on prime. I’ve already posted a couple of pumpkin baked items this fall, however this one was such a success that I needed to share it too. 🙂

This pumpkin cake recipe is straightforward to make, so it’s an excellent on a regular basis deal with. However with the cream cheese frosting, it’s additionally particular sufficient for different fall events. It might be excellent for Halloween and even as a substitute for pie at Thanksgiving.

As written, it makes a thick, fluffy sq. cake, however I’ve included directions within the recipe notes for turning it right into a sheet cake for a crowd. Whichever model you attempt, I hope you like it as a lot as we do!

Pumpkin Cake Components

Right here’s what you’ll have to make this pumpkin spice cake:

• Pumpkin, in fact! I examined this recipe with a couple of completely different quantities of pumpkin puree. I needed to maximise moisture with out weighing the cake down. I discovered that 1 1/4 cups yielded the very best moist, but fluffy, cake. Stir any leftover pumpkin into in a single day oats, or use it to make pumpkin pancakes!
• All-purpose flour – Spoon and degree it to keep away from packing an excessive amount of into your measuring cup.
• Baking powder, baking soda, and eggs – They assist the cake puff up because it bakes.
• Brown sugar and cane sugar – For sweetness.
• Vegetable oil – For moisture and richness.
• Milk – Any variety you want! Common milk, almond milk, and oat milk would all work nicely right here.
• Pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract – For heat, spiced depth of taste. Should you don’t have pumpkin pie spice readily available, you may substitute a mixture of heat spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
• And sea salt – To make all of the flavors pop!

Discover the whole recipe with measurements under.

Tips on how to Make Pumpkin Cake

You’ll find the whole recipe with measurements under, however for now, right here’s a fast overview of the way it goes:

Begin by making the batter. Whisk collectively the dry components in a single bowl and the moist components in one other. Add the dry components to the moist components and blend till simply mixed. The batter will likely be thick.

Switch the batter to a greased 9×9-inch baking dish. I additionally wish to line the pan with parchment paper for straightforward elimination!

Bake at 350°F till the highest springs again to the contact and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear, 45 to 50 minutes.

Let the cake cool utterly within the baking pan earlier than slicing or frosting.

Frosting Choices for Pumpkin Cake

To be trustworthy, this pumpkin cake doesn’t truly want frosting. My son Ollie loves it plain, which is fairly uncommon for a frosting-obsessed kiddo.

That stated, it’s completely scrumptious with cream cheese frosting on prime. For a sq. cake, you’ll simply want 1/2 of my cream cheese frosting recipe. Make the total recipe in the event you’re making the pumpkin sheet cake choice within the recipe notes under.

For a less complicated topping, drizzle the cake with the vanilla glaze from my pumpkin baked oatmeal.

Extra Pumpkin Recipes to Attempt

Should you love this pumpkin spice cake, attempt considered one of these scrumptious pumpkin recipes subsequent:

Pumpkin Cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time: 45 minutes minutes

Complete Time: 1 hour hr

Serves 9

My household loves this pumpkin cake recipe within the fall! It is moist, tender, and completely spiced. Get pleasure from it plain for an on a regular basis deal with, or add tangy cream cheese frosting to take it excessive.

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• Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×9-inch baking dish*. Line the underside and two of the perimeters with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang over the perimeters.

• In a big bowl, whisk collectively the pumpkin puree, eggs, brown sugar, cane sugar, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract.

• In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

• Add the dry components to the moist components and blend till simply mixed. Switch the batter to the ready pan and clean the highest.

• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or till the highest springs again to the contact and a toothpick inserted comes out clear. Place the pan on a wire rack to chill to room temperature.

• As soon as cool, prime with cream cheese frosting, if desired. Slice and serve.

*You possibly can simply adapt this recipe to make a pumpkin sheet cake in a 9×13-inch pan. Use a full (15-ounce) can of pumpkin and bake for 33 to 37 minutes. The cake will likely be thinner, however nonetheless scrumptious!