Made Me Love Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin is the starring ingredient in this moist sheet cake that's seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, and studded with chopped walnuts. Frosted with a cinnamon-cream cheese icing, it's perfect for any autumn celebration.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 418 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
• 3 drops apple cider vinegar
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.66666668653488 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup butter, melted
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.66666668653488 cup vegetable oil
• 0.66666668653488 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.125 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1.25 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.25 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 cup regular rolled oats

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour the milk into a small bowl, and stir in the vinegar. Set aside.

Step 2

Mix the flour together with rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat the white sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, butter, milk mixture, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl until smooth and well blended. Add the pumpkin and beat again until smooth. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until evenly blended. Mix in the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on a rack.

Step 5

Meanwhile, mix the frosting with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl. When the cake is completely cool, spread over the top.