Pumpkin Cake

Name: Pumpkin Cake
Yield: 8" (20 cm) square cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 227 g all-purpose flour; 150 g granulated sugar; 50 g brown sugar; 5 g (1 tsp) baking soda; 2 g (1 tsp) ground cinnamon *note on step #3; 1 g (1/2 tsp) ground ginger *note on step #3; 0.5 g (1/4 tsp) ground nutmeg *note on step #3; 0.5 g (1/4 tsp) ground cloves *note on step #3; 3 g (1/2 tsp) table salt; 2 eggs; 110 g vegetable oil; 80 g water; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 170 g pure pumpkin puree; 85 g cream cheese, room temperature; 27 g granulated sugar; 2 g (3/4 tsp) all-purpose flour; 5 g (1 tsp) milk

Spoonful Passion @spoonfulpassion

Canada

Enjoy the flavor of fall season by making this easy pumpkin cake recipe. For a little fun, I decorated the top with cream cheese using a distinct pattern. But feel free to decorate it in your own way. 🙂

Spoonful Passion @spoonfulpassion

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Ingredients

8" (20 cm) square cake

Cake
227 gall-purpose flour
150 ggranulated sugar
50 gbrown sugar
5 g (1 tsp)baking soda
2 g (1 tsp)ground cinnamon *note on step #3
1 g (1/2 tsp)ground ginger *note on step #3
0.5 g (1/4 tsp)ground nutmeg *note on step #3
0.5 g (1/4 tsp)ground cloves *note on step #3
3 g (1/2 tsp)table salt
2eggs
110 gvegetable oil
80 gwater
1 tspvanilla extract
170 gpure pumpkin puree
Cream cheese topping
85 gcream cheese, room temperature
27 ggranulated sugar
2 g (3/4 tsp)all-purpose flour
5 g (1 tsp)milk

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Steps

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2

Cream cheese topping: smoothen the cream cheese until soft with a spatula. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Transfer into a piping bag equipped with a round piping tip (Mine was 0.8 cm in diameter). Set aside for later use.
3

Cake: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, both types of sugar, baking soda, salt, and all of the ground spices until combined. (All of the ground spices can be substituted with 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice if available).
4

In another medium bowl, whisk together the rest of the wet ingredients.
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Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture. Stir and mix just until combined. Do not overmix because it will develop gluten and toughen the cake.
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Transfer the batter into an 8" (20 cm) square baking pan lined with parchment paper. Spread it evenly using a spatula. Pipe a grid pattern across the top with the cream cheese topping.
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Into a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C, bake for 30 – 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the pan and let cool completely, then serve.