PUMPKIN POUND CAKE WITH CINNAMON GLAZE

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This comes from the Cooking Pleasures magazine. The glaze looks AMAZING and thick, and the pound cake is made in a bundt pan. This can be made up to 2 days ahead. I've been told you may want to use less ground ginger, also.

Provided by the_cookie_lady

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 -3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • For Cake: Heat oven to 325 degrees farenheit. Grease 12-cup Bundt pan with shortening. Sprinkle with flour; tap pan to remove excess flour.
  • In medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
  • In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 c butter and sugar at medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs two at a time, beating well after each addition. At low speed, beat in pumpkin and 1 tsp vanilla until well-blended. Slowly add flour mixture, beating just until incorporated. Spoon batter into pan.
  • Bake 1 hr and 20 minutes to 1 hr and 30 mminutes or until deep golden brown and wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack; cool completely.
  • For glaze: In large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and cinnamon at low speed for 1 minute. Slowly beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in cream until mixture reaches desired consistency. Pour glaze over cake; arrange nuts in a ring around the top rim of the cake. Let stand until glaze is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 463.4, Fat 25, SaturatedFat 14.2, Cholesterol 137.3, Sodium 141.7, Carbohydrate 55.4, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 34.9, Protein 6.1

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