Pumpkin Snack Cake With Apricot Cream Recipes

PUMPKIN SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat 350°F. Line an 8-inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease the sides of the pan.
• In a large bowl, combine wet ingredients. Mix in sugars until fully combined.
• In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients in small batches, mixing until no streaks remain.
• Transfer batter to prepared baking pan. Smooth out top with a small offset spatula.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before transfering to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
• Serve cooled slices with a dollop of homemade whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.
• Store cake in an airtight container for up to serveral days.

PUMPKIN SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pumpkin. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and cinnamon with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

APRICOT SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Set a rack in the middle position of the oven and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5-inch metal loaf pan with butter.
• On a rimmed baking sheet, spread almonds into a single layer and toast in the oven until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Meanwhile, in the bowl of a food processor, combine the 6 tablespoons butter, both sugars, the baking powder, baking soda and salt, and pulse until butter is pea-size. Add eggs and vanilla, and pulse until well blended. Add both flours and pulse, scraping down the sides of the bowl, until well incorporated. Add apricots and pulse until fruit is finely chopped and mixture is almost smooth.
• Using a spoon or flexible spatula, stir in toasted almonds. Scrape mixture into prepared pan and smooth top.
• Bake until cake is golden on top and firm in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool for 30 minutes. Slide a paring knife or small offset spatula along the sides of the pan to loosen the cake, then turn out cake and cool completely (or until lukewarm).
• Slice the cake and enjoy it drizzled with honey, topped with whipped cream or ice cream, or as is.

GOLDEN PUMPKIN AND APRICOT LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• For Cake:
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Dust pans with flour. Sift first 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Blend Apricot Puree, pumpkin and buttermilk in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Smooth tops. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes (cakes will not rise to tops of pans).
• For Frosting:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until fluffy. Add Apricot Puree, pumpkin and spices and beat until blended. Cut around pan sides to loosen cakes. Turn out cakes. Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 1 cup frosting over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over sides and top of cake. Garnish with dried apricot cutouts, if desired. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

APRICOT-FILLED PUMPKIN CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour. (Do not use dark or nonstick pan.)
• In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients except apricots with fork until fine crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped apricots; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until blended.
• Spread 3 cups of the batter in pan. With back of spoon, make 1/2-inch-deep tunnel in middle of batter. Spoon filling into tunnel, making sure filling does not touch side of pan. Top with remaining batter, making sure batter layer touches side of pan.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean and top is golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown; cool slightly. Stir in powdered sugar. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the milk until smooth. Add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency. Spoon frosting over cake, letting some run down sides of cake. Garnish with 1/4 cup chopped apricots.