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Description
A rich chocolate cake with brown sugar, topped with spiced pumpkin frosting for a perfect fall dessert.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease an 8-inch cake pan.
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to the batter.
- Pour batter into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool completely.
- Mix pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a bowl.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and spiced pumpkin mixture.
- Frost the cooled cake and serve.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients for best results.
- Adjust spices to taste.
- Store leftovers in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg