Pumpkin Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Caramel Glaze
Servings: 12
Calories: 374kcal
Ingredients
Pumpkin Spice Cake:
- 2 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (15 oz. or 450 g) pumpkin puree (how to make your own)
- 1 cup (250 g) sour cream
Caramel Glaze:
- 3 tablespoons (42 g) butter
- ¼ cup (60 ml) whipping cream
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (50 g) sifted powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Toasted chopped pecans if desired*
Instructions
- For the Pumpkin Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F (170°C). Grease and flour bundt cake pan well.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, pumpkin and sour cream until well combined. Add flour mixture and stir to combine. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of pan, invert onto a wire rack, remove pan and cool completely.
- For the Caramel Glaze, combine butter, cream, brown sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until mixture begins to boil. Boil and stir for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla and whisk to combine. Immediately pour over cooled cake. If the glaze gets too thick to pour, you can stir in 1-2 teaspoons of warm water. Sprinkle with toasted chopped pecans if desired.
Notes
*To toast the pecans: Preheat oven to 350° (170°C) and chop pecans. You will need about ¼ cup (30g) of chopped pecans. Spread the chopped pecans on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 minutes, until fragrant and darker in color.
Cake recipe adapted from: Chef in Training.
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal