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
30 batches of 9
Ingredients
- 30 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3 ¾ pounds Cream Cheese
- 60 Eggs
- 3 cups + ¾ cup Milk
- 15 cups Powdered Sugar
- 30 cups Pumpkin Puree
- ¾ cup + 3 tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon Ground Ginger
- 2 ½ tablespoons Ground Nutmeg
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 ½ tablespoons Vanilla Extract
- 7 cups + ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon Baking Soda
- 22 cups + ½ cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 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 30 cups flour, ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon baking soda, ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon baking powder, ¾ cup + 3 tablespoons cinnamon, ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 ½ tablespoons nutmeg, and 2 ½ tablespoons salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk 30 cups pumpkin puree, 22 cups + ½ cup brown sugar, 60 Eggs, 7 cups + ½ cup oil, and ½ cup + 2 tablespoons 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 3 ¾ pounds cream cheese until smooth, then beat in 15 cups powdered sugar. Add the milk 1 cup + ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons at a time until the glaze drizzles easily, then stir in 2 ½ tablespoons vanilla.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and cut it into 9 squares.
