Last week I gave you a roundup of pumpkin recipes out from all over the internet. Today you have one more to add to the list: pumpkin cake with chocolate frosting! I hope you’re not tired of my pumpkin shenanigans yet.
Last year I made this amazing pumpkin pie cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, and as much as I would love to have that cake all the time, it is a bit time consuming. This year, I wanted to make a simpler version of the pumpkin cake, one that is easy enough to put together in an evening. This one fits the bill perfectly. Filled with spices and topped with fluffy chocolate frosting, this pumpkin cake is amazingly moist and so perfect for fall. It is always a crowd pleaser and a great choice for fall parties, but is still modest enough to have with a weeknight dinner. It can be made ahead of time and saves well.
My family makes pumpkin bread with chocolate chips for brunch year-round, so a pumpkin cake with chocolate frosting seemed like a natural next step, but when I served this up to coworkers and friends I was surprised at how many people didn’t think of pumpkin and chocolate as a typical combination. If you haven’t tried pumpkin and chocolate together before, make this cake asap so you can experience the goodness of the two flavors marrying in a delicious dessert. Pumpkin and chocolate forever!
The pumpkin puree makes the cake so moist, and the fudgy, fluffy chocolate frosting billows around the cake layers and envelops their fall spices with rich chocolaty sweetness. It is a match made in autumn dessert heaven.
To find the full recipe, head over to Lexi’s blog. The pumpkin cake was based on my pumpkin pie cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
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