Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake Recipes

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the 3/4 cup pecans. Press 1-1/4 cups of the crumb mixture into bottom of an ungreased 2-quart square baking dish. To remaining crumb mixture, add buttermilk, molasses, pumpkin, egg, ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; mix well. Pour over crumb mixture in baking dish. Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 50 minutes or until center tests done. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm with Caramel Sauce, if desired. Top with ice cream and additional pecans, if desired. Makes 9 servings. Caramel Sauce
• In a saucepan, melt butter; stir in brown sugar and corn syrup. Cook and stir until boiling. Stir in whipping cream; return to boiling. Serve warm.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin, molasses and orange zest (mixture will appear curdled)., In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and chili pepper. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in pumpkin seeds., Pour batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 28-32 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve with toppings as desired.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and baking soda. Add the pumpkin, molasses, egg, butter and milk. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then on high for 2 minutes. , Add the remaining flour; beat on high for 2 minutes. Pour into two greased 4-1/2x2-1/2x1-1/2-in. loaf pans. (There will be a small amount of dough in each pan.) Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan or two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Beat all ingredients in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Increase speed to medium and beat 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Pour into prepared pans. Bake 50-70 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans.
• Cool completely before frosting.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 8 inch pans, add a circle of parchment paper to the bottom of each pan.
• In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk this flour mixture for at least 30 seconds. Set aside.
• In another bowl, combine these wet ingredients: hot water, oil, molasses, vanilla extract, and canned pumpkin. Stir and set aside.
• In the bowl of your mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Add the sugar and mix 4 to 5 minutes on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time mixing just until the yolk is blended in.
• Next, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the wet ingredients. Begin and end with the flour mixture (3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of wet ingredients). Mix until just blendedin, scraping the bowl a couple of times. Do not mix above mediumspeed or over-mix.
• Divide the cake batter evenly between the three prepared 8-inch pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. Baking times may vary slightly so check on your cake layers as you approach the 25 minute mark and adjust baking time as needed.
• Cut the butter into slices and add to the bowl of your mixer. Beat on low to medium speed until the butter is softened and smooth.
• Cut the cold cream cheese into pieces and add to the butter, beating at low to medium speed until incorporated. If you are using a hand mixer you may need to soften the cream cheese a bit more.Add the vanilla.
• Gradually add the powdered sugar beating on low speed until blended. Add the pumpkin pie spice. Cover the bowl with a towel to keep down the cloud of powdered sugar. Increase mixing speed and beat until fluffy.
• Don't over beat or it will become too soft. If the frosting becomes too soft, just refrigerate a short while to firm it up a bit.This frosting will pipe best if used while still chilled. You can make it in advance, refrigerate and when ready to use let it soften slightly (do not microwave) and remix.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake gingerbread mixes according to package directions for cake. Cool completely on wire racks., Meanwhile, prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Stir in brown sugar and pumpkin; cool completely., Crumble half of the gingerbread into a 4-qt. glass bowl; press down gently. Layer gingerbread with half of the pudding mixture and half of the whipped topping; repeat layers. Refrigerate, covered, overnight before serving.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large mixing, combine sugar, oil and eggs; beat until smooth. Add water and beat until well blended. Stir in pumpkin, ginger, allspice cinnamon, and clove.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, soda, salt, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and blend just until all ingredients are mixed. Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour.