Chocolate-Pumpkin Layer Cake with Brown-Sugar Frosting

90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 45 minutes

426 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2 3/4	cups	flour, all-purpose
3/4	cup	cocoa powder
1	tablespoon	pumpkin pie spice
2	teaspoons	baking powder
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	cup	butter	at room temperature
2	cups	sugar	granulated
4	large	eggs	at room temperature
16	ounces	pumpkin	solid-pack
1/2	cup	milk
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans.

Line bottoms with waxed paper.

Mix flour, cocoa powder spice, baking powder and baking soda.

Beat butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until pale and fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at a time until mixture looks like mayonnaise.

With mixer on low speed, beat in pumpkin, milk and vanilla (mixture will look curdled).

Gradually beat in flour mixture, scraping down sides of bowl with rubber spatula 2 or 3 times.

Divide batter between prepared pans.

Smooth tops.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes until pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes.

Run knife around cakes to loosen.

Invert on wire rack, remove pans, peel off waxed paper and let cakes cool completely.

FROSTING: Put brown sugar, butter and milk in a medium-size saucepan and bring to a gentle boil Stir until butter melts, sugar is disolved and mixture is smooth.

Using a hand-held electric mixer gradually beat confectioners' sugar and extract into hot Or pour hot mixture into a bowl and beat in sugar and extract with a stand mixture.

Immediately place 1 cake layer upside-down on serving plate.

Spread with warm frosting (if frosting cools it will set and a crust may form on the surface. Beat again until smooth.)

Place other layer right side up over sides and top.

Cover with plastic wrap or store in cake keeper.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 155g

Amount per Serving

Calories 426 39% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.0g	28%
Saturated Fat 11.0g	55%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 112mg	37%
Sodium 186mg	8%
Total Carbohydrate 62.0g	21%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g	15%
Sugars 36.0g
Protein 7.0g	14%

Vitamin A	136%		Vitamin C	3%
Calcium	6%		Iron	17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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