Pumpkin cake
Pumpkin cake has been around for centuries and is a popular dessert in many parts of the world. The earliest known recipe for pumpkin cake comes from America and was published in 1829. The cake was made with pumpkin, molasses, and spices and was baked in a pie crust.
Pumpkin cake became popular in England in the early 1800s. The first known recipe was published in 1845 and was made with flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and pumpkin. The cake was often served with cream or custard.
Pumpkin cake recipes began appearing in Australian cookbooks in the late 1800s. The cakes were usually made with self-raising flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and pumpkin.
Advice
When making pumpkin cake, it is important to use fresh pumpkin puree, as canned puree does not have the same flavor and texture. To make the puree, cut a fresh pumpkin in half and scrape out the seeds. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour. Once the pumpkin is cool, scoop out the softened flesh and puree in a food processor. Be sure to add enough spice- such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger- to bring out the flavor of the pumpkin. Additionally, it is important to use quality ingredients such as real butter and high-quality vanilla extract. Finally, make sure to follow the directions as closely as possible- don't rush through the steps- to ensure a moist and delicious cake.
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Recipes
Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
- salt
- cooking spray
- pumpkin
- light brown sugar
- cinnamon
- ginger
- all purpose flour
- virgin coconut oil
- wheat flour
- allspice
- nutmeg
- clove
- maple syrup
- butter
- baking powder
- egg
- confectioners sugar
- cream cheese
Chai Pumpkin Cake with Maple Browned Butter Frosting
- pumpkin puree
- canola oil
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- cardamom
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- salt
- maple syrup
- all spice
- nutmeg
- black pepper
- powdered sugar
- baking powder
- ginger
- all purpose flour
- butter
- cream cheese
- egg
Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
- vegetable oil
- confectioners sugar
- baking powder
- pecan
- ginger
- salt
- butter
- all purpose flour
- pumpkin puree
- sugar
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- vanilla extract
- egg
- cream cheese
Spiced Chocolate-Pumpkin Cake With Pumpkin Glaze
- butter
- powdered sugar
- all purpose flour
- pumpkin
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- dutch process cocoa powder
- bittersweet
- olive oil
- baking soda
- salt
- clove
- egg
- cayenne pepper
- light brown sugar
Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- butter
- vegetable oil
- baking powder
- salt
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- pumpkin
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- icing sugar powdered sugar
- egg
- cream cheese
Pumpkin Cake With Broiled Coconut Topping
- pumpkin
- yellow cake
- pecan
- vegetable oil
- nutmeg
- brown sugar
- milk
- cinnamon
- sweetened coconut
- egg
- cream
- butter
Pumpkin Cake With Browned Butter Icing
- pumpkin puree
- sugar
- vegetable oil
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- brown sugar
- allspice
- salt
- all purpose flour
- ground
- confectioners sugar
- baking powder
- milk
- egg
- butter
- cooking spray
Incredible Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Whipping Cream Frosting
- powdered sugar
- vegetable oil
- baking soda
- salt
- pumpkin puree
- cream cheese
- sugar
- whipping cream
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- egg
Pumpkin Cake
- sugar
- oil
- baking soda
- clove
- salt
- vanilla extract
- butter
- cinnamon
- ginger
- nutmeg
- all purpose flour
- pumpkin
- baking powder
- light brown sugar
- powdered sugar
- egg
- cream cheese
Butterscotch Pumpkin Cake
- sugar
- cinnamon
- vanilla bean paste
- pumpkin pie spice
- all purpose flour
- powdered sugar
- butter
- salt
- butterscotch chip
- milk
- pumpkin puree
- salt
Pumpkin Cake
- baking soda
- baking powder
- pumpkin puree
- butter
- vanilla extract
- butter
- sour cream
- butter
- salt
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- pumpkin pie spice
- powdered sugar
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- brown sugar
- egg
- cream cheese
Pumpkin Cake Recipe
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- cinnamon
- cream cheese buttercream
- pecan
- Cake
- baking powder
- potato flour
- salt
- vanilla extract
- clove
- pumpkin
- cake flour
- sugar
- cinnamon
- ginger
- milk
- eggs egg yolk
- butter
Pumpkin Cake
- butter
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- vanilla bean
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- heavy cream
- baking powder
- butter
- salt
- brown sugar
- canola oil
- milk
- pumpkin puree
- powdered sugar
- all purpose flour
- pumpkin spice
- egg
- cream cheese
Spiced Pumpkin Cake
- cinnamon
- clove
- mace
- milk
- pumpkin
- salt
- ginger
- butter
- light brown sugar
- cake flour
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- egg
- confectioners sugar
Easy Cinnamon Pumpkin Cake With Cinnabon Creations
- cinnabon cinnamon roll syrup
- powdered sugar
- cake
- cream cheese glaze
- pumpkin
- cream cheese block
- cake
- egg
- cinnabon cinnamon roll sprinkle
- spice
- cinnabon cinnamon roll sprinkle
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Lower Ratings
- all purpose flour
- salt
- vanilla extract
- butter
Staple Ingredients
- butter 80%
- salt 80%
Common Ingredients
- all purpose flour 73%
- baking powder 73%
- cinnamon 73%
- egg 73%
- sugar 67%
- baking soda 60%
- vanilla extract 60%
Usual Ingredients
- cream cheese 53%
- powdered sugar 47%
- pumpkin puree 47%
Rarey Ingredients
- pumpkin 40%
- ginger 33%
- milk 33%
- vegetable oil 33%