Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Always a hit!
Ingredients
CAKE:
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1½ cups unsweetened pumpkin puree
- ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FROSTING:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 teaspoons milk
Instructions
PREPARE THE CAKE:
- Preheat the oven to 325℉. Spray a 10-cup bundt pan with nonstick spray (use baking spray, if you have it).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar and oil at medium speed for 2 minutes or until blended and light. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then beat for 3 minutes. Beat in the pumpkin, applesauce and vanilla.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in three additions, beating until blended and smooth. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on the rack for 10 minutes, then carefully invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
MAKE THE FROSTING:
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat all of the ingredients together until very smooth. Add more or less milk to get the glaze to a nice consistency (which should be thick but not quite pourable).
- Spoon the frosting on top of the cake and let it drip down naturally. You may need to coax it down the sides of the cake a little bit to get it going. Let the frosting set a bit before slicing and serving. Keep leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 303mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 2gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 4278IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg
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