Pumpkin Snack Cake
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Recipe type: Cake, Dessert
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Serves: Serves 12
 
This easy to make pumpkin snack cake is perfect for fall. It is lightly spiced with cinnamon and frosted with a cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Frosting
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1?2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Cinnamon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy.
  3. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.
  5. Spread the batter into a greased 10 by 13-inch baking pan.
  6. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes.
  7. Let cool completely before frosting.
  8. To make the icing:
  9. Combine the cream cheese, vanilla and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
  10. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined.
  11. Frost the cake and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2015/09/28/pumpkin-snack-cake/