Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: MAKES 1 cake
Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 1¼ cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar; 1 cup canned pure pumpkin; ½ cup virgin coconut oil, warmed, slightly cooled; 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; ⅔ cup confectioners sugar, sifted; 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup; Kosher salt

By Dawn PerryPhotography by Alex Lau

October 8, 2014

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Alex Lau

When we're done with this pumpkin cake recipe, we like to serve it with a drizzle of maple syrup over the frosting.

Recipe information

Yield
MAKES 1 cake

Ingredients

Cake

Nonstick vegetable oil spray

1¼ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 cup (packed) light brown sugar

1 cup canned pure pumpkin

½ cup virgin coconut oil, warmed, slightly cooled

Frosting

4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

⅔ cup confectioners sugar, sifted

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Kosher salt

Preparation

Cake
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly coat an 8x8" baking dish with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2" overhang on all sides. Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl.
Step 2
Whisk eggs, pumpkin, brown sugar, and oil in another large bowl until smooth. Mix in dry ingredients. Scrape batter into prepared baking dish; smooth top.
Step 3
Bake cake until edges begin to pull away from sides of dish and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30–35 minutes. Let cool.
Frosting and assembly
Step 4
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl just to combine. Reduce speed to low and gradually add sugar, then maple syrup and salt; beat until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cooled cake.

TagsCake Dessert Whole Wheat Flour Flour Pumpkin Squash Vegetable Quick Easy Baking Bon Appétit

Recipe information

Ingredients

Cake

Frosting

Preparation

Cake

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Step 3

Frosting and assembly

Step 4

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