Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake

Name: Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake
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; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 425 grams pure pumpkin; 237 milliliters canola oil; 177 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut plus additional for garnish; 227 grams package cream cheese, room temperature; 1 Tbsp dark rum; 4 larges eggs; 237 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 1 liters powdered sugar (measured, then sifted); 177 milliliters raisins; 1 teaspoon salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 10 Tbsps (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste

This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 710 calories, 7g of protein, and 21g of fat. A mixture of raisins, vanilla paste, coconut plus additional, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F. Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper; dust pans with flour. Sift 3 cups flour and next 7 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat both sugars and oil in large bowl until combined (mixture will look grainy).

Ingredients you will need

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Baking Paper

Hand Mixer

Bowl

Oven

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition.

Ingredients you will need

Egg

Add pumpkin, vanilla, and orange peel; beat until well blended.

Ingredients you will need

Orange Zest

Pumpkin

Vanilla

Add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Stir in raisins and 3/4 cup coconut. Divide batter between prepared pans. Smooth tops.

Ingredients you will need

Coconut

Raisins

All Purpose Flour

Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cakes completely in pans on rack. Run knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto racks; remove parchment paper. Turn cakes over, rounded side up. Using serrated knife, trim rounded tops of cakes to level.

Equipment you will use

Baking Paper

Serrated Knife

Oven

Knife

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth. Beat in dark rum and vanilla.

Ingredients you will need

Cream Cheese

Dark Rum

Vanilla

Butter

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add powdered sugar in 3 additions, beating just until frosting is smooth after each addition (do not overbeat or frosting may become too soft to spread).

Ingredients you will need

Powdered Sugar