Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

Recipe Courtesy of Nordic Ware with Permission.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp maple extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour pan or spray with vegetable pan spray with flour.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a small bowl, mix together sour cream, molasses, and syrup; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and maple extract, mixing well after each. On low speed, add flour mixture alternately with molasses mixture, starting and ending with dry. Blend well. Divide the cake mixture evenly between each cavity.
4. Bake for 45-48 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a cooling grid for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan; cool completely.
5. Trim crowns from each cake. Place the bottom cake on a serving plate. Spread a thin layer of buttercream icing on the cake bottom, then place the pumpkin top over it to form a pumpkin. Tint the remaining icing green and orange, decorate as desired.