Best Apricot Pumpkin Cake Recipes
GOLDEN PUMPKIN AND APRICOT LAYER CAKE
Categories Fruit Dessert Bake Cream Cheese Apricot Pumpkin Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 10 to 12
Number Of Ingredients 22
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 PUMPKIN CAKE
Apricots mixed with pumpkin quick bread mix makes a simply delicious moist cake.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Set aside 1/2 cup dried apricots for garnish. In a small bowl, soak remaining apricots in hot water for 5 minutes; drain well. Puree in a food processor or blender., In a large bowl, combine the quick bread mix, water, eggs, oil and pureed apricots. Stir in canned apricots. Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. , Bake at 375° for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Frost cake with cream cheese frosting; sprinkle with pecans and reserved apricots. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 568 calories, Fat 21g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 381mg sodium, Carbohydrate 90g carbohydrate (67g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
APRICOT-FILLED PUMPKIN CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING
Take spiced pumpkin Bundt cake to a whole new level with a tunnel of sweet apricot filling running through each piece. Sprinkle with chopped dried apricots for a fantastic finish.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h25m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 470, Carbohydrate 69 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 49 g, TransFat 1 g
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE W/ APRICOT GLAZE
This recipe is a "put together" kind. You know the kind I mean; what have you got on the shelves and what can you make with it? Result... not too shabby.
Provided by Pat DiMercurio @javancookie
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease & flour a 9 x 13" baking pan.
- Beat all ingredients in a large bowl, on low with an electric mixer, scraping bowl constantly, for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Pour into pan.
- Bake until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool.
- Warm the apricot preserves with the ginger and rum in the microwave on low. Blend well. Spoon onto cake before totally cooled. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the glaze and cool completely. May be served with ice cream or whipped cream, but this is a really moist cake and needs no further topping.
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