Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake with Caramel and Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake with Caramel and Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 12 servings Candied orange peel; 425 grams pure pumpkin; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 227 grams package cream cheese, room temperature; 4 larges eggs; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel; 454 grams box powdered sugar, divided; 0 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 296 milliliters vegetable oil

Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake with Caramel and Cream Cheese Frosting requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 549 calories, 7g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up pumpkin, powdered sugar, baking soda, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter andflour two 9-inch cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-highsides, tapping out any excess flour.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Whisk first 9 ingredients in large bowl.Using electric mixer, beat pumpkin, sugar,and oil in another large bowl.

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Pumpkin

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add eggs 1at a time, beating to incorporate betweenadditions.

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Egg

Mix in orange peel.

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Orange Zest

Add flourmixture; beat on low speed just to blend.Divide batter between prepared pans.

Bake cakes until tester inserted intocenter comes out clean, about 33 minutes.Cool in pans 10 minutes. Invert onto rack,then turn top side up and cool completely.

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Oven

Sprinkle 1/2 cup powderedsugar over bottom of small nonstick skillet.Cook over medium heat until sugar melts(do not stir). Continue cooking until sugarturns deep amber, stirring occasionally,about 2 minutes. Carefully stir in 1/2 cupcream, vanilla, and salt (mixture will bubblevigorously). Stir until any caramel bitsdissolve. Stir in remaining 1 tablespooncream. Strain into small bowl. Cool caramelto room temperature.

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Caramel

Vanilla

Sugar

Salt

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Sift remaining powdered sugar intomedium bowl. Using electric mixer, beatcream cheese and butter in large bowl.Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat incooled caramel. Cover and chill frosting untilfirm enough to spread, about 2 hours.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Caramel

Butter

Cheese

Spread

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Using long serrated knife, trim roundedtops from cakes.

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Serrated Knife

Place 1 cake layer on cakeplate, cut side up.

Spread 3/4 cup frostingover.

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Spread

Place second cake layer, cut side down,atop frosting. Cover top and sides of cakewith remaining frosting, creating smoothsurface. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 daysahead. Cover with cake dome or large bowland chill.

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Frosting

Let stand at room temperature 2hours before serving.

Sprinkle candied orange peel over top ofcake.

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Candied Orange Peel