Best Pumpkin Gingerbread Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Pumpkin Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting image

Love gingerbread and pumpkin? This cake is for you. The gingerbread cake is super moist with a delicious pumpkin flavor. You taste a bit of spiciness from the cake, but the flavors are balanced by the cool, sweet tang of the yummy cream cheese frosting. If you're looking for a real gingerbread cake for the holiday's this is it....

Provided by Laurie Sanders

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 20

CAKE
3 c white sugar
1 c vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2/3 c water
16 oz can of pumpkin (or 2 cups)
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp allspice
3 1/2 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
FROSTING
1/2 c butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
4 c powdered sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. In a large bowl mix together sugar, oil, eggs and water.
  • 3. Beat in the pumpkin and the spices.
  • 4. Mix dry ingredients together and slowly add to pumpkin mixture. Stir until just blended.
  • 5. Pour into two well greased 8 or 9-inch cake pans and bake 30-40 minutes until they test done.
  • 6. Cool completely.
  • 7. For the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese together until well combined.
  • 8. Then add in the vanilla.
  • 9. Slowly add in the powdered sugar.
  • 10. Beat until smooth.
  • 11. Put the bottom cake on a plate (you may need to slice off the top of each cake to make the flat).
  • 12. Frost the top of the bottom cake
  • 13. Then place the second cake on top.
  • 14. Frost entire cake. Cut it and eat it!

GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES WITH PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Gingerbread Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 30m

Yield 8 to 10 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 box prepared gingerbread mix, prepared to package directions for cake
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 orange, zested
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups powdered confectioners' sugar
Shaved crystalized ginger, for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Divide prepared cake mix into nonstick muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes. The batter will make 8 to 10 muffins, depending on the size of your tin. Turn muffins out of tins to quick cool.
  • Beat cream cheese, pumpkin, nutmeg, orange zest and vanilla with hand mixer at medium speed. Beat in sugar until frosting is fluffy. Frost cupcakes and top with crystalized ginger.

PRALINE-PUMPKIN CAKE



Praline-Pumpkin Cake image

Cake mix and purchased frosting pair up with some extras to create a scrumptious pumpkin and praline indulgence.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting
Caramel topping, if desired
Additional coarsely chopped pecans, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F. In 1-quart heavy saucepan, stir together butter, whipping cream and brown sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Pour into two ungreased 9- or 8-inch round cake pans; sprinkle evenly with 3/4 cup pecans.
  • In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture in each pan.
  • Bake 41 to 47 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Stir remaining 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice into frosting. To assemble cake, place 1 layer, praline side up, on serving plate. Spread with half of the frosting. Top with second layer, praline side up; spread remaining frosting to edge of layer. Drizzle with caramel topping and additional pecans. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440, Carbohydrate 57 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 42 g, TransFat 2 g

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