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
8 batches of 9
Ingredients
- 8 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 pound Cream Cheese
- 15 Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 4 cups Powdered Sugar
- 8 cups Pumpkin Puree
- ¼ cup Ground Cinnamon
- 1 ½ tablespoons Ground Ginger
- 2 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
- 2 ¾ tablespoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons Baking Powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons Baking Soda
- 6 cups Light Brown Sugar
- 2 teaspoons 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 8 cups flour, 1 ½ tablespoons baking soda, 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder, ¼ cup cinnamon, 1 ½ tablespoons ginger, 2 teaspoons nutmeg, and 2 teaspoons salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk 8 cups pumpkin puree, 6 cups brown sugar, 16 Eggs, 2 cups oil, and 2 ¾ 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 1 pound cream cheese until smooth, then beat in 4 cups powdered sugar. Add the milk ½ cup at a time until the glaze drizzles easily, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and cut it into 9 squares.