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Pumpkin Spice Cake

I made Pumpkin Crumb Cake left and right last year. The year before that, it was pumpkin pie (using real pumpkin) every few weeks. This year, I am changing the game, so to speak, by trying different pumpkin recipes. Well, the other night, I made Pumpkin Spice Cake. I’m thinking Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins for next time, but that’s getting ahead of myself. LOL.

The inspiration for trying this recipe was www.jennybakes.com. I made a couple of tweaks from her own Pumpkin Spice Cake recipe and voila! This cake is yummy. It’s moist, flavorful from the four seasonings I used. It’s an excellent way to kick-start this pumpkin craze of mine.

I experimented by adding Pumpkin Pie Spice to my glaze and wowza. It was life-changing. 🙂

Cake Ingredients

After I drizzled the glaze

The next day when the glaze had seeped into the cake and intensified the flavor

Yup, it’s missing a few slices

To view above photo in Flickr, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/yummies4tummies/2929684623

Recipe
Pumpkin Spice Cake

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce–instead of vegetable oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 4 eggs

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a bundt pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat all the ingredients until well blended.
3. Bake for 50 minutes. Cool before adding glaze.

GLAZE:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon Watkins double-strength vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Beat together in small bowl. Drizzle onto cooled cake.

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