Pumpkin Ale Layer Cake

Name: Pumpkin Ale Layer Cake
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters brown ale or pumpkin ale beer; 3 Tbsps brown ale or pumpkin ale beer; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix); 113 grams cream cheese, softened (from 8-oz package); 4 eggs; 2 Tbsps real maple syrup; 473 milliliters whole pecans; 946 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters vegetable oil; 1 box Betty yellow cake mix

For $1.42 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 624 calories. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of eggs, pumpkin, vegetable oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of three 8-inch round cake pans with shortening. Line bottom of each pan with cooking parchment paper. Grease parchment paper with shortening.

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In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

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Bowl

Pour about 1 2/3 cups batter into each pan.

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Bake 19 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.

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Remove parchment paper from bottoms of cakes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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Decrease oven temperature to 300F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, stir all Pecan ingredients until well blended.

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Spread in pan.

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Spread

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Bake 10 minutes; stir.

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Bake 10 minutes longer, stirring after 5 minutes, until toasted. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and 1/8 teaspoon salt with electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Beat in 3 tablespoons beer. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth.*

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Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate. Frost top of layer with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with another cake layer, top side up; frost with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer and frosting. Top with pecans.

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