Photo by tedeytan
Molasses and orange mix with nutmeg and cinnamon in this delicious Pumpkin Cake Recipe. This versatile cake works well as a snack or dessert. Great for buffet style parties as well as more formal holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp orange zest, grated
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup molasses
Powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, orange zest, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, beat butter on low until creamy.
Add brown sugar to the butter and beat until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
In another large bowl, mix together pumpkin, buttermilk and molasses.
Add 1/4 of the flour to the butter and mix well.
Add 1/4 of the pumpkin mix to the butter and blend well.
Continue alternating between dry and wet until all the ingredients are mixed.
Coat a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 minutes.
Allow cake to cool slightly and top with powdered sugar.
Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tsp orange zest grated
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup molasses
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, orange zest, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter on low until creamy.
- Add brown sugar to the butter and beat until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
- In another large bowl, mix together pumpkin, buttermilk and molasses.
- Add 1/4 of the flour to the butter and mix well.
- Add 1/4 of the pumpkin mix to the butter and blend well.
- Continue alternating between dry and wet until all the ingredients are mixed.
- Coat a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 minutes.
- Allow cake to cool slightly and top with powdered sugar.
Photo by tedeytan 