Græskarkage (Pumpkin Cake)
A deliciously spiced and moist cake topped with a smooth cream cheese frosting. We would recommend decorating with candied oranges or orange zest. This recipe just screams autumn!
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 can (15oz or 425g) pumpkin puree
- 240 ml (1 cup) vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 200 g (1 cup, packed) brown sugar
- 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 250 g (~2 cups) flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
FROSTING
- 170 g (1.5 sticks, 12 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
- 170 g (6 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 150 g (1 + 1/3 cup) powdered sugar
- Orange zest from one orange
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (176C) and prepare a baking pan (we used a 9" x 13" rectangular pan) by greasing the sides and lining the pan with parchment paper.
- Mix together your wet ingredients (pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and granulated sugar) in a mixing bowl. Whisk well to combine.
- In a separate bowl, mix together your dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt). Whisk well to combine.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients by whisking together until the mixture is just hydrated - don't overmix!
- Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish. Spread into an even layer.
- Bake the cake for 30-40 minutes until a cake tester inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely. In the meantime, prepare the cream cheese filling. Add butter to the bowl of a stand mixer and whip until it becomes lighter in color and texture.
- Add in the powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, and orange zest. Continue to whip this until it's a light and fluffy consistency.
- Add the cream cheese in two batches, mixing until well-combined, and this should give you a smooth, lump-free cream cheese frosting.
- When the cake has cooled, spread cream cheese frosting across the top. Add any additional decoration, such as candied orange slices, orange sprinkles, or orange zest. Slice and enjoy!
