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Pumpkin Butterscotch Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

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Level: Easy

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Description

Say goodbye to cold pumpkin pie and hello to a butterscotch-filled pumpkin cake!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 1 stick Butter, Softened
  • ½ cups Brown Sugar
  • ⅓ cups Sugar
  • 1 whole Egg
  • ⅓ cups Pumpkin Puree
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla
  • ½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • ½ cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour Plus 2 Tablespoons
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ cups Pecans, Chopped
  • ½ cups Butterscotch Chips
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
  • 1 stick Butter, Softened
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar

Preparation

For the cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the egg to the butter and mix until it is incorporated. Beat in the pumpkin puree and vanilla, mixing for 1-2 minutes.

Add the flours, baking soda, and salt to the butter mixture and beat for 1-2 minutes until the flour is mixed in.

Gently fold the pecans and butterscotch chips into the batter and pour into a greased 8×8 pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-35 minutes until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.

For the frosting:
Using a stand or hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add the vanilla to the cream cheese mixture and beat for 1 minute. Pour the powdered sugar into the cream cheese, 1 cup at a time, mixing until the frosting is smooth and thick enough to spread onto the cooled cake.

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Brandi on 10.26.2011

I’m so happy you all liked it! It didn’t last long at our house, either :)

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Deeremama on 10.24.2011

OMG!! Delicious!! I served this at a gathering with some of my girlfriends and have given it out to several of them – it was quite a hit!!

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