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Pumpkin Spice Cake

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This pumpkin spice cake is absolutely delicious! It's moist with just the right amount of spice and pairs perfectly with my cream cheese frosting! It would be a great dessert to serve at Thanksgiving or a fall harvest get together with friends and family!
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:35 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes

Equipment

  • 9x13 inch pan

Ingredients

For Pumpkin Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil or butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz softened cream cheese
  • 1 cup softened butter 2 sticks
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Pumpkin Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients, the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients, the eggs, oil, white and brown sugar, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract.
  • Next, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients about ½ cup at a time.
  • Whisk together until well combined.
  • Pour the cake batter into the greased 9x13 inch pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Whisk together the softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
  • Once the cake has cooled completely, spread the cream cheese frosting over top.
  • Slice and serve!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, cream cheese, Pumpkin
Servings: 16 servings
Author: Amy Collins