Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE: DOUBLE IF MAKING TWO BUNDTS
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2-3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
FOR THE GANACHE:
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp corn syrup
- 1 oz bittersweet chocolate
- 1 oz semi sweet chocolate morsels
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In mixer, beat together pumpkin, sugars, applesauce and eggs. Blend in the flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and seasonings.
- Pour batter into well greased and floured bundt pan.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 38-45 minutes. Allow to cool in pan about 5 minutes before flipping onto a rack. Repeat by making a second cake if you want two layers.
- Cool completely before frosting. To make frosting, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla, milk and powdered sugar and mix for 2-3 minutes. Invert one cake so the flat part is facing upwards. Spread frosting evenly on cake and top with second cake. *If only using one bundt cake, carefully slice cake in half horizontally, lifting up the top layer. Spread frosting between layers, return top layer above the frosting.
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