Most Popular Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Pumpkin Cake Recipe is considered the best and popular pumpkin cake in the world. Moreover, it’s one of our favorite pumpkin desserts and this easy pumpkin cake stands tall and proud, actually tastes like pumpkin, and is so fluffy and moist that you love to eat. However, it’s the most addicting fall treat that we usually crave year-round.

In case, if you prefer a more classic buttercream, then you can use the best buttercream frosting add some quantity of cinnamon or pumpkin spice to your frosting to jazz it up a little. No doubt, this delicious pumpkin spice cake baked in a sheet pan and healthy pumpkin cake very moist and great for potlucks. When it is fully cool, you can top it with your favorite cream cheese frosting.

Do I need to refrigerate this cake?

It’s a fact that an unfrosted pumpkin cake can sit out covered at room temperature like most other cakes. We also recommend refrigerating an iced one, however. Moreover, a cold pumpkin cake is a very delicious and yummy pumpkin cake! However, this cake can be made a couple of days ahead and then frosted when ready to serve. 

Ingredients:

For The Cake

• Two cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup of the unsweetened applesauce
• Half cup of vegetable oil
• Two tsp. vanilla extract
• One can (15 ounces) of pumpkin puree
• Four large eggs
• Two cups all-purpose flour
• Three tsp. of baking powder
• Two tsp. baking soda
• Half tsp. of salt
• Two tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. of ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp. of nutmeg
  For The Frosting
• Eight-ounce cream cheese softened
• Half cup unsalted butter (1 stick) room temperature
• 2-1/2 cups of the powdered sugar
• Two tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp. of salt
• Two tbsp. heavy cream optional

Method of Jamaican pumpkin cake recipe:

Step #1

First of all, you have to preheat the oven to 350°F. And then, grease and flour 9 x 13 baking pan.

Step #2

After that, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the sugar, oil, and applesauce. You have to beat on medium speed until combined, about one minute. After that, add the vanilla and pumpkin and beat for almost one minute. With the mixer on, you have to add eggs one at a time, beating until completely combined and the mixture is smooth.

Step #3

Now, in a medium-size mixing bowl, just add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and some quantity of nutmeg. Whisk to combine very well. After that, add all the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture. Beat it at medium speed until fully combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat again for some time.

Step #4

Lastly, pour batter into your prepared pan, by using a spoon to spread the batter out and smooth the top of your cake. Bake it in preheated oven for almost forty minutes until the knife inserted comes out clean. Cool it on the wire rack.