Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake Recipes

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat overn to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, water, oil, pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat at medium speed for 5 minutes. Stir in pecans. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost cake or serve with whipped cream.

PRIZE WINNING PUMPKIN SPICE THREE-LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe.
• Pumpkin Spice Cake.
• from: 2013 Karri Perry, blueribbonkitchen.blogspot.com.
• 4 large eggs (room temperature) (Can rest eggs in a dish to warm water to get result quickly).
• 2 cups sugar.
• 1 cup vegetable oil.
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree- I use Libby's.
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• 2 cups all purpose flour.
• 2 teaspoons baking powder.
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
• ½ teaspoon baking soda.
• ½ teaspoon salt.
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger.
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves.
• ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional).
• Pam Spray to prepare parchment and cake pans.
• Combine first four ingredients into a bowl. Blend well using hand mixer. Combine flour and the remaining dry ingredients together. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, making sure all the flour is incorporated. If using nuts, stir in by hand, do not over mix batter.
• Pour batter evenly into three greased, parchment lined 8 or 9 inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 for 24 minutes or until set, toothpick will come out with no batter. Remove from pans, also removing parchment backing. Frost cakes once they are cooled to room temperature.
• Cream Cheese Frosting.
• 2 (8 ounce cream) cheese bricks softened.
• 1 stick of room temperature unsalted butter.
• 1 tsp vanilla.
• 3 -5 cups of confectioners' sugar.
• Blend butter and cream chesses 2-3 minutes on medium until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Slowly mix in confectioners' sugar about a ½ cup at a time, until you reach a frosting like spreadable consistency.
• Tips: It may be helpful to frost between the layers and apply a crumb coat, refrigerate for 20 minutes to help cake firm up and then continue frosting. Refrigerate cake when finished. Cake flavor is best if allowed to chill overnight. Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving.

PUMPKIN LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 6-inch round springform pans.
• Combine sugar, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, and ginger into a separate bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Stir in pumpkin until well blended. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake layer comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Cut rounded tops off of cooled cakes with a large, serrated bread knife so they are flat and even.
• Combine powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Whip until there are absolutely no lumps; this may take up to 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Place 1 tier of cake onto a serving plate. Frost the top liberally; place second tier on top. Generously frost the entire cake. Stick almonds gently by the handful onto the sides of the cake.

PUMPKIN LAYER CAKE WITH SPICED FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottom of pans with a round of parchment paper; butter paper. Dust pan with flour, tapping out excess. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin-pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in pumpkin puree. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture; mix just until combined.
• Divide batter between prepared pans. Smooth tops, and tap pans on work surface several times to eliminate large air bubbles. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in pans; run a knife around edge of pans, and invert cakes onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Set a rimmed baking sheet upside down on work surface. Place one cake on top, and spread with 1/3 of frosting. Place second cake on top, and spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Using two wide metal spatulas, carefully transfer frosted cake to serving platter. Sprinkle with more pumpkin-pie spice, if desired.