This is fall in a cake. Specifically a pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting. All the yummy spices of fall in a delicious and, for lack of a better word, moist cake. Topped with a cream cheese frosting. Perfect for an everyday dessert or to bring to a holiday gathering.
Let’s chat about baking a cake. A cake from scratch seems rather intimidating, at least to me. But this pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting is far from that. The recipe uses simple ingredients and only has a couple of simple steps. That’s my kind of baking!
Ingredients needed for the Pumpkin Cake
- 2 Eggs
- Milk of choice (either cows milk or non dairy)
- pumpkin puree (highly recommend making your own)
- butter
- vanilla
- sugar (coconut if you want) & maple syrup
- all purpose flour (GF blends work too)
- baking powder & baking soda
- salt
- pumpkin spice
- cinnamon
- Cream cheese (for the frosting)
- butter (for the frosting)
- powdered sugar (for the frosting)
- vanilla (for the frosting)
How to make Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Start by preheating the oven to 400.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients and sugars in a larger bowl. Stir in the dry ingredients.
- Add the mix to an 8×8 pan. I line mine with parchment paper but if you don’t, just make sure its greased.
- Cook for 40 minutes. After you remove it let it cool. While it’s cooling, whip up the frosting.
- Frost the cooled cake. Store leftovers in the fridge for 3-4 days. It’s won’t last that long!
Why we love this recipe…
- This is my favorite fall dessert recipe I make, it’s so good
- It’s not too sweet or overwhelming with pumpkin or spice, it’s just right!
- Not too many ingredients and easy to follow steps.
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Tips for the Pumpkin Spice Cake
- If you can, make your own pumpkin puree. You can easily roast then blend pumpkin and it is SO GOOD.
- This cake is very easy with simple steps. And like most baking recipes with flour, I advise spooning into the measuring cup to avoid packing and adding too much. The cake will not turn out right.
Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup pumpkin puree *not pumpkin pie filling
- 1//4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
For the Frosting
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar more if you want
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs with maple syrup, sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and pumpkin.
- In another bowl, mix remaining dry ingredients.
- Mix the dry into the wet, about a cup at a time. In a 8×8 greased dish (or parchment lined) spoon in batter. Bake for 40 minutes, until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. .
- While cake is cooling, make frosting. Start by beating together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy. Start with 1 cup. Slowly add more until you reach the sweetness and consistency you want. It varies according to preference, but I usually add about 1 cup. Spread over cooled cake
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