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Vermont Spice Cake

Here's how you make Vermont Spice Cake
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • CAKE
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups pureed pumpkin (not pie filling)
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • MAPLE FROSTING
  • 11 ounces cream cheese (an 8-ounce package plus a 3-ounce package), softened
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 or 3 teaspoons maple flavoring (to taste)
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts (and nut halves, optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch-round cake pans.

  • FOR THE CAKE

  • Step 2: Combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in small bowl.

  • Step 3: Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Beat in pumpkin, evaporated milk, water and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared cake pans.

  • Step 4: Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

  • FOR THE MAPLE FROSTING

  • Step 5: Beat cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar in large mixer bowl until fluffy. Add maple flavoring; mix well.

  • TO ASSEMBLE

  • Step 6: Cut each cake in half horizontally with long, serrated knife. Frost between layers and on top of cake, leaving sides unfrosted.

  • Step 7: Garnish with nuts, if desired.

  • Note: To make a 2-layer cake, frost between layers, over top and on sides of cake

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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