This Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is moist, perfectly spiced, and incredibly easy to make from scratch. Topped with the BEST Cream Cheese Frosting, this homemade Pumpkin Cake will quickly become your favorite fall dessert!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12slices
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
1/2 cupButtersoftened to room temperature
3/4cupBrown Sugar
1/2cupGranulated Sugar
1tspVanilla Extract
3Eggslarge
1 1/2cupPumpkincanned
2cupsFlour
1 1/2tspBaking Powder
1tspBaking Soda
1/2tspSalt
2tspPumpkin Pie Spice
1/2tspGround Cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2cupButtersoftened to room temperature
8ozCream Cheesesoftened to room temperature
1tspVanilla Extract
1/4tspSalt
4cupsPowdered Sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Prep baking pan (sizes discussed above in "Pan or Pans" section) with olive oil or nonstick spray.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar (brown & granulated) together.
Add eggs, vanilla extract, and pumpkin. Mix.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. Mix until combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until done (a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean).
Let cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
In a large bowl, beat together room temperature butter and cream cheese until completely smooth.
Add vanilla and salt. Beat until combined.
Gradually add the powdered sugar. Mix on low until combined (or it’ll fly up into your face and all over your kitchen… I speak from experience.). If you are using a hand mixer, add about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, mix on low, add another 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, mix on low again, and so on. Do this until everything is combined.
Once combined, increase speed to medium-high and beat until thick and creamy (about 1-2 minutes).
Frost your cake!
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Notes
Allow all ingredients to warm to room temperature before beginning, even the eggs. Cold eggs will solidify the butter and lead to clumps.
Size - Batter can fill one 9x13" pan, two 8" round pans, or three 6" round pans. If baking with 6" pans, adjust the baking time. Please begin to check your cakes around 25 minutes.
For cupcakes, bake at 350 degrees F for 18-21 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.