Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Christmas cake giving is a tradition we love because we get to swim in the sea of delicious cakes from around the neighbourhood. If you are as big of a cake lover as we are, Christmas is usually the day when you get to reach the heavenly abode of cakes.

Although cake giving is a tradition, some usually don’t participate in the wonderful practice of cake giving. What should we do on a Christmas morning when there is a severe lacking of cakes to cure our sweet tooth? Whip up this easy peasy pumpkin gingerbread cake of course. It’s a traditional cake with a slight twist of spiced buttercream icing.

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A Gingery Christmas

A pumpkin spiced gingerbread cake perfect for the holidays

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Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

50 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup of canned pumpkin
• 3 tbsp of maple syrup
• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1/3 cup of Oil
• 1 egg
• 1 2/3 cup of flour
• 1 1/4 tsp of baking soda
• 3 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 tsp of ground cloves
• 1 tsp of Salt
• 1 tsp of Baking powder

Icing

• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1 3/4 cup of confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp of vanilla
• 1 3/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tbsp of milk or more for consistency

Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 50 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Cake 1 cup of canned pumpkin 3 tbsp of maple syrup 3/4 cup of sugar 1/3 cup of Oil 1 egg 1 2/3 cup of flour 1 1/4 tsp of baking soda 3 tsp of pumpkin pie spice 1/8 tsp of ground cloves 1 tsp of Salt 1 tsp of Baking powder Icing 1/2 cup of butter 1 3/4 cup of confectioner's sugar 1 tsp of vanilla 1 3/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice 1 tbsp of milk or more for consistency

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Instructions

To make the icing

1. Mix together the butter and half of the confectioners sugar until smooth
2. Add the vanilla and pumpkin spice mix and combine well
3. Add the rest of the confectioners sugar and the milk and whip well
4. Let it rest before adding to the cake

To make the cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C
2. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or spray some cooking oil
3. Add the pumpkin, syrup, sugar, oil and egg together in a bowl and mix well
4. In another bowl, add flour, baking soda, spices, salt and baking powder together and mix well
5. Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture and stir until combines
6. Pour this batter into the pan and bake for 45-50 minutes.
7. Allow to cool and remove the cake from the pan
8. Spread the icing on top of the cake and serve

Recipe Notes

Insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.