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Pumpkin-Orange Cake

Here's how you make Pumpkin-Orange Cake
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  • Servings: 14
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 55m
    • The following recipe serves 14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (solid-pack)
  • 1/4 cup liquid egg substitute
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12/ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 (12 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
  • Cooking spray
  • FROSTING
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar (sifted, divided)
  • 6 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 cups mandarin oranges (in light syrup, drained)
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds (2 fruit)
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: Heat oven to 350F. Coat 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, tap to remove air bubbles.

  • Step 2: In a large mixing bowl (KitchenAid mixer), beat sugar and butter on medium speed until fluffy. Add pumpkin, beating well. Next, add egg substitute and vanilla, again, beating well.

  • Step 3: Sift cake flour, then spoon into measuring cups. Place flour in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk in dry ingredients (baking soda through nutmeg).

  • Step 4: Alternately add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture (beginning and ending with flour).

  • Step 5: Pour batter evenly into cake pans. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

  • Step 6: Cool 10 minutes on wire rack, remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack.

  • Step 7: Prepare frosting: In a large mixing bowl, beat together 1 CUP powdered sugar and cream cheese on medium speed. Add remaining powdered sugar and orange zest. Beat until fluffy.

  • Step 8: Put a cake layer on a serving plate. Spread 2/3 cup frosting over first layer. Top with second layer. Spread remaining frosting on top only (not sides).

  • Step 9: Arrange orange slices in a ring around the outer edge of the top layer. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds in a circle in the middle.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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