Liza’s Spiced Pumpkin Cake With Honey Frosting
Pumpkin cake spiced with cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg – topped with whipped honey frosting. A cozy Autumn treat!
- Total Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
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Pumpkin Cake
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- small pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease 9×13 pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt in medium bowl.
- Beat sugar, butter and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Beat in pumpkin.
- Gradually beat in flour mixture until combined – but do not overmix
- Spread into prepared pan.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely in pan.
- While the cake is cooling, make the honey frosting: Thoroughly cream butter and sugar, add in honey and beat until light and spreadable. Stir in pinch of kosher salt.
- Spread frosting over the cake and cut into squares.
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 20
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