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
16 batches of 9
Ingredients
- 16 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 pounds Cream Cheese
- 31 Eggs
- 2 cups Milk
- 8 cups Powdered Sugar
- 16 cups Pumpkin Puree
- ½ cup Ground Cinnamon
- 2 ¾ tablespoons Ground Ginger
- 1 ½ tablespoons Ground Nutmeg
- ⅓ cup Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ tablespoons Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups Vegetable Oil
- 2 ¾ tablespoons Baking Powder
- 2 ¾ tablespoons Baking Soda
- 12 cups Light Brown Sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons 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 16 cups flour, 2 ¾ tablespoons baking soda, 2 ¾ tablespoons baking powder, ½ cup cinnamon, 2 ¾ tablespoons ginger, 1 ½ tablespoons nutmeg, and 1 ½ tablespoons salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk 16 cups pumpkin puree, 12 cups brown sugar, 32 Eggs, 4 cups oil, and ⅓ cup 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 2 pounds cream cheese until smooth, then beat in 8 cups powdered sugar. Add the milk 1 cup at a time until the glaze drizzles easily, then stir in 1 ½ tablespoons vanilla.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and cut it into 9 squares.