Description
Moist pumpkin cake with rich caramel cream cheese frosting, perfect fall pumpkin dessert for cozy autumn baking.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
6 oz cream cheese, full fat brick style
1/2 cup salted caramel
2–3 cups powdered sugar
1–2 tablespoons whipping cream
Salted Caramel Sauce
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13 inch pan
2. Whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
3. Beat oil, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin puree until smooth
4. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet mixture
5. Pour batter into pan and bake 35–40 minutes until done
6. Beat butter until smooth, then mix in cream cheese
7. Add powdered sugar and mix in caramel
8. Adjust frosting with cream if needed
9. Heat sugar in saucepan until melted and amber colored
10. Whisk in butter until melted
11. Remove from heat and whisk in cream
12. Add vanilla and salt to finish caramel sauce
13. Cool cake completely and spread frosting evenly
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for smooth texture
Do not overmix batter to keep cake soft
Let cake cool before frosting
Store covered in fridge up to 4 days
Drizzle extra caramel before serving for best flavor
- Prep Time: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Cook Time: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
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- Method: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Cuisine: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
Nutrition
- Serving Size: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Calories: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Sugar: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Sodium: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Fat: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Saturated Fat: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Trans Fat: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Carbohydrates: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Fiber: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Protein: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
- Cholesterol: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g
Keywords: prep_time: 20 minutescook_time: 40 minutestotal_time: 60 minutesyield: 12 servingscategory: Dessertmethod: Bakingcuisine: Americankeywords: pumpkin cake, fall pumpkin dessert, pumpkin cake recipe, caramel cream cheese frosting, autumn bakingdiet: Vegetarianserving_size: 1 slicecalories: 420sugar: 32gsodium: 280mgfat: 22gsaturated_fat: 10gunsaturated_fat: 10gtrans_fat: 0gcholesterol: 85mgcarbohydrates: 52gfiber: 2gprotein: 5g