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Pumpkin Pound Cake

By Lorraine

A beautifully appetizing cake, pumpkin pound cake with a cream cheese frosting is an easy to make recipe and a perfect dessert for your Thanksgiving or holiday dinner.Pumpkin pound cake is so perfect for this time of year. It is full of the seasonal flavor of pumpkin with a yummy cream cheese frosting. Not just delicious but so pretty served on your Thanksgiving dessert table.
 
 

Pumpkin Pound Cake Recipe

recipe source: Southern Living

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon apple pie spice
  • 2 cups cooked mashed pumpkin (may use canned)
  • 1/3 cup rum

DIRECTIONS:
In a mixing bowl, beat butter using an electric mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until soft and creamy.

Gradually add in sugar, beating at medium speed 5-7 minutes.

Add in eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.

In another bowl, combine flour and the next 6 ingredients.
In another bowl, combine the pumpkin and rum.

Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the pumpkin mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Mix at lowest speed just until blended after each addition.

Transfer batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

Bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour and 25-30 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.

Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.

 

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 3/4 cups confectioners sugar
  • 4-oz softened cream cheese
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 Tbs milk
  • dash salt
  • Toasted pecans for topping, if desired

In mixer, combine all ingredients and mix until creamy. Spread on cooled cake. Top with 1/4 cup toasted pecans.  Store cake in refrigerator.

A visually attractive cake, pumpkin pound cake with a cream cheese frosting is easy to make and a perfect finish for your Thanksgiving dinner.

 

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Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: cake, Pumpkin, Thanksgiving

Comments

  1. Sandi says

    November 19, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    YUM! That looks so good.

    Reply
  2. Jeannie and Linda says

    October 18, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    I agree with yum yum above, looks delicious, and I do love pumpkin anything. Have a great weekend.
    Jeannie

    Reply
  3. Jody and Stan says

    October 12, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    This recipe looks so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Hugs,
    Jody

    Reply
  4. Sue says

    October 9, 2013 at 12:28 am

    This looks and sounds so delicious, already copied it, thanks for sharing.
    Blessings,
    Sue

    Reply
  5. Sherry says

    October 8, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    What a wonderful looking dessert! I'm always amazed at your photography. It looks like it's straight out of a food magazine or cookbook. I'm so jealous. 🙂

    Reply
  6. renée @ Singing With Birds says

    October 8, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    S M A S H I N G L Y Delicious!!!!

    Reply
  7. Lady Lilith BloodCrave says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Yummy. That looks really good. It puts me in the fall mood.

    Reply
  8. Maryann says

    October 7, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    How do you stay so trim? This looks delicious, will be snagging this recipe

    Reply
  9. Winnie says

    October 7, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    Everything you make Lorraine looks sooooooooo good, and this cake is definitely no exception.
    The texture is moist and I just want to grab that slice! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Gypsy Heart says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    Can you please Fed Ex a piece of this to me ASAP? It looks amazingly wonderful!

    xo
    Pat

    Reply
  11. Ann says

    October 7, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    That looks really good. I love this time of year when all the pumpkin recipes start showing up

    Reply
  12. Melissa @ My Recent Favorite Books says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Your cake looks delicious! =)
    Pinning to save!

    Reply
  13. Barbara F. says

    October 7, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    Lorraine, this cake sounds so delicious and it is a beautiful cake. Perfection. Love the adding rum in the pumpkin. xo

    Reply
  14. Lynn@Happier Than a Pig in Mud says

    October 7, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    This sounds great! Especially on a damp rainy day-enjoy:@)

    Reply
  15. Carol Z says

    October 7, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    I'll bring the coffee. This looks fabulous. I love all things pumpkin and this would be my favorite snack.

    Reply
  16. Blackberry Lane says

    October 7, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    What a delicious looking cake for Autumn!

    Reply
  17. Kathy MomOfNine says

    October 7, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    Hi Lorraine, This is such a pretty, fallish cake! I am going to attempt it and hope it looks half as good as yours! Thank you.

    Reply
  18. Tammy@Simple Southern Happiness says

    October 7, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    This is so yummy looking; I bet you could make mud pies look tasty. You would be a wonderful food photographer.

    Reply
  19. Debbie Petras says

    October 7, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    Oh my Lorraine, this looks so good! Of course, I had to pin it to my Thanksgiving Pinterest board. I love all things pumpkin.

    Blessings and love,
    Debbie

    Reply
  20. Brandi says

    October 7, 2013 at 11:27 am

    I love how moist the inside of the cake appears in the photos. I want this cake right now! It looks amazing!

    Reply

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