Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! This delectable Pumpkin Spice Cake with Maple Buttercream is the epitome of fall baking. Indulge in moist and fluffy pumpkin cake layers bursting with warm spices, perfectly complemented by a luscious maple buttercream frosting. This recipe also includes variations for cream cheese frosting and maple glaze, allowing you to customize your cake to perfection. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this step-by-step guide will lead you to create a stunning and flavorful masterpiece that will impress your family and friends. Get ready to embrace the cozy flavors of autumn with this irresistible Pumpkin Spice Cake and its delightful frosting options.
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PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE WITH MAPLE GLAZE
Serve up some fun with this delicious cake that's yummy any time of the year, but especially nice during the holiday season. No one will guess that cake mix simplifies the recipe. The traditional pumpkin and spices plus the delectable maple glaze give it a real from-scratch taste. -Barbara Elliott, Tyler, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan., Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, syrup and maple flavoring until smooth. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with pecans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 calories, Fat 18g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 308mg sodium, Carbohydrate 67g carbohydrate (48g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
NAKED PUMPKIN CAKE WITH CINNAMON BUTTERCREAM
This is the best pumpkin cake you will ever try. It is a three-layer beauty made up of tender and flavorful pumpkin cake paired with a delicious cinnamon buttercream frosting. Pecans are the ideal crunchy complement, and the addition of a caramel drizzle is perfection -- exactly what's needed for an impressive finish. This cake is simple to put together even for a beginner.
Provided by Amanda Rettke
Categories dessert
Time 2h10m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray three 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
- Place the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Turn the mixer to low and add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the pumpkin and vanilla.
- Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
- Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans and cool completely on the wire rack, about 1 hour.
- For the cinnamon buttercream: In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the butter on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on a slow speed, carefully add the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time until combined, followed by the vanilla and cinnamon. Add the heavy cream a little at a time. (If you need a thicker frosting, add more confectioners' sugar; if you need a thinner consistency, add in more heavy cream.)
- Place a cooled cake layer on a cake stand. (This recipe should yield very level cake layers, but if your layers are domed, level them before assembling.) Cover with about 1/2 cup buttercream. Scatter 1/3 cup of chopped pecan over the top.
- Repeat with the next layer of cake, covering with 1/2 cup buttercream and 1/3 cup chopped pecans. Place the final layer of cake on top.
- Place the remaining buttercream in a pastry bag fitted with a large open star tip (such as #362). Pipe out a design on the top of the cake (the sides will be left "naked").
- Sprinkle the remaining pecans over the top, then drizzle the cake with caramel sauce. Serve immediately.
PUMPKIN BUNDT CAKE WITH MAPLE BROWN-BUTTER GLAZE
Bundt cakes are classic showstoppers - big, lofty and usually dressed in elegant drizzles and drips of glaze. Here, a dense, moist cake full of warm fall spices and pumpkin purée is encased in a layer of rich, nutty brown-butter maple glaze. Feel free to make it a day before you plan to serve it: This cake keeps well at room temperature, and you might think it's even better on the second day. Just make sure to keep it covered and resist the urge to shave off a slice every time you walk by. If you can find it, use organic confectioners' sugar for the glaze. It's made from raw sugar and uses tapioca rather than cornstarch as its anticaking agent. It will give the glaze a richer taste and smoother texture than conventional confectioners' sugar - a tip picked up from Stella Parks.
Provided by Yossy Arefi
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 2h
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees, and butter and flour a 12-cup (or larger) capacity bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice and black pepper until well combined.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine brown sugar, butter and olive oil. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing for about 20 seconds in between each egg. Add the pumpkin purée and sour cream, and mix until well combined, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer, and use a rubber spatula to fold in the dry ingredients until well combined. Make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to ensure an evenly mixed batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top and firmly tap the pan on the countertop a few times to release any large air bubbles. Bake the cake until golden and puffed, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes.
- Set the cake, still in its pan, on a rack to cool for 20 minutes, then use the tip of a knife to loosen the edges and invert the cake onto the rack to cool completely before glazing.
- Make the glaze: Once the cake is cool, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the butter, occasionally scraping the bottom and sides of the pan with a rubber spatula until it turns a deep golden brown and smells nutty. Don't walk away from the pan during this process. The butter can go from brown and nutty to acrid and burnt in mere moments.
- Transfer butter and all the brown bits from the pan to a heat-safe bowl, and let it cool slightly. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup and salt until smooth. The glaze should be thick but pourable. If it's too thin, add a bit more confectioners' sugar. If it's too thick, add a few drops of water.
- Transfer the cake to a serving platter and pour the glaze evenly over the top. Sprinkle with pepitas if desired. Let the glaze set for a few minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 516, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 77 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 372 milligrams, Sugar 49 grams, TransFat 0 grams
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE WITH MAPLE BUTTERCREAM RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by cecelia26_
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cake: Preheat oven to 350°. In large bowl, combine cake mix, pumpkin, eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Mix with electric mixer on low until combined, then on medium for about 2 minutes. Pour batter into two well greased 8″ or 9″ round cake pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pick comes out clean when inserted in center. Cool in pans for 5-10 minutes, then cool cakes on wire rack completely. Maple Buttercream: Whip butter, powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk until fluffy. Add less milk or more milk to make desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over sides and top of cake. There is enough frosting to slice each cake layer in half to make four layers with frosting in between each layer.
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE
We sometimes call this pumpkin spice cake "Thanksgiving Cake" because it's a tasty alternative to pie, but we don't relegate it to just that holiday. I think you'll agree it's delicious any time of the year.-Kathy Rhoads, Circleville, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat overn to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, water, oil, pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat at medium speed for 5 minutes. Stir in pecans. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost cake or serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318 calories, Fat 14g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 328mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
PUMPKIN CAKE WITH MAPLE BUTTERCREAM
An easy cake to throw together. It is moist with a good hint of pumpkin flavor. I modified it from a recipe I found a year ago and am pleased with the results.
Provided by Lindsey Cook @lindseyallyn
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3, 8-inch circle pans.
- For the cake, beat sugar and butter until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Mix until combined and fluffy. Once combined, add in pumpkin puree. The batter will look very weird after this, but don't worry!
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, salt, and all spices together
- Alternating with the addition of the flour mixture, pour buttermilk into the pumpkin mixture. Mix until combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for about 24 minutes.
- While cakes are baking, prepare the buttercream. When cakes are finished, remove cakes from pans to a wire rack to cool. Once cool, assemble cake with a little buttercream between each layer. I like to refrigerate my cake over night then ice in the morning. It makes it so much easier and results in less crumbs in the frosting when you ice after the cakes are thoroughly cooled.
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter and flour a 10 to 12-cup bundt pan.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Continue cooking until the foam in the pan has subsided and the butter is fragrant and nut brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Immediately transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice and salt in a large bowl.
- Beat together the browned butter, sugars and eggs with an electric mixer until well combined and thick. Beat in 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla and the pumpkin. Fold in the flour mixture and the crystallized ginger.
- Scrape into the pan and bake until a wooden pick inserted close to the center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in the pan, then run a metal spatula around the edge and center of the pan and invert the cake onto a serving platter.
- Stir together the confectioners' sugar, heavy cream and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla in a small bowl. Drizzle over the cake.
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE I
If you like spice cake, this is very good. Even if your family doesn't like pumpkin, I promise they'll never know there's pumpkin in this delicious cake. I even used this recipe for cupcakes at Thanksgiving so everyone could get a little more cream cheese frosting.
Provided by Lisa Yelverton
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 1h30m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, eggs, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the pumpkin puree. Beat in the flour mixture. Stir in the chopped pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.7 calories, Carbohydrate 50.2 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 380 mg, Sugar 30.1 g
Tips:
- Choose the right pumpkin puree. Not all pumpkin purees are created equal. For the best flavor and texture, use a puree made from 100% pure pumpkin. Avoid purees that contain added sugar, spices, or other ingredients.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter can result in a tough, dense cake. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This is the best way to ensure that the cake is cooked through.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting to set properly.
- Make the maple buttercream frosting ahead of time. The frosting can be made up to 3 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Bring the frosting to room temperature before using.
- Decorate the cake with your favorite fall sprinkles. This is a fun way to add a festive touch to the cake.
Conclusion:
This pumpkin spice cake with maple buttercream frosting is the perfect fall dessert. It's moist, flavorful, and has just the right amount of sweetness. The maple buttercream frosting is a delicious complement to the pumpkin cake. This cake is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering.
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