Pumpkin Spice Snack Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
A soft, moist pumpkin cake warmed with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, baked in a simple square pan and finished with a tangy cream cheese drizzle. It's an easy fall treat for after dinner or a lunchbox.
1 hr
13 batches of 9
Ingredients
- 13 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 ½ pounds Cream Cheese
- 25 Eggs
- 1 cup + ½ cup + 2 tablespoons Milk
- 6 cups + ½ cup Powdered Sugar
- 13 cups Pumpkin Puree
- ¼ cup + 2 ½ tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
- 2 ¼ tablespoons Ground Ginger
- 1 tablespoon Ground Nutmeg
- ¼ cup + ¼ tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups + ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 ¼ tablespoons Baking Powder
- 2 ¼ tablespoons Baking Soda
- 9 cups + ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Salt
Directions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 13 cups flour, 2 ¼ tablespoons baking soda, 2 ¼ tablespoons baking powder, ¼ cup + 2 ½ tablespoons cinnamon, 2 ¼ tablespoons ginger, 1 tablespoon nutmeg, and 1 tablespoon salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk 13 cups pumpkin puree, 9 cups + ¾ cup brown sugar, 26 Eggs, 3 cups + ¼ cup oil, and ¼ cup + ¼ tablespoon vanilla until smooth.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until no dry streaks remain. Don't overmix.
- Spread the batter evenly in the pan. Bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes.
- To make the glaze, beat 1 ½ pounds cream cheese until smooth, then beat in 6 cups + ½ cup powdered sugar. Add the milk ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze drizzles easily, then stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and cut it into 9 squares.