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Pumpkin Spice Cake

Makes four 6x2 inch cakes or two 9x2 inch cakes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Spice Cake

  • 1 c butter, room temperature
  • ⅔ c light brown sugar
  • ⅔ c granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 ⅓ c all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp cardamom
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 ⅓ c pumpkin puree

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 5 c confectioner's sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 4 oz butter, room temperature
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions
 

Pumpkin Spice Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare baking pans with non-stick spray, or other pan release method.In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, salt). Set aside.
  • Using a stand mixer (with paddle attachment) or a handheld mixer, cream butter and sugar on high speed until light and creamy. This should take about 3 minutes.Add eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix on high speed for about 2 minutes.
  • Add dry ingredients, mix on low speed until just barely combined.
  • Add pumpkin puree, mix on low speed until batter has come together.
  • Divide batter evenly into cake pans. Place flour coated raspberries into each cake.Bake for about 35-40 minutes. *Bake time will vary if using cake pans other than those listed above. Your cakes are done if the middles spring back when you press them, or if a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean.
  • Allow cakes pans to cool for about 5 minutes before removing cake. After removing cakes from pan allow to cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment or a handheld mixer, cream butter until light and creamy. I usually mix for about 5 minutes.
  • Add confectioner's sugar, and salt. Mix on very slow speed. You may want to use a towel to cover you mixer to prevent sugar spraying out. Once the sugar has combined, increase speed to high and mix for 2-3 minutes.
  • This buttercream will be soft because of the cream cheese. If it's too thin, add more confectioner's sugar. If it is still too thin, let the buttercream chill to firm up.