Pumpkin Poundcake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Scrumptious, moist, and oh, so pumpkiny!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese frosting, pumpkin pouncake
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 391kcal
Author: Cery
Pumpkin Pound Cake
- 1 cup butter room temp
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs large
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 pint pumpkin puree OR a 15 oz can
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz homemade cream cheese
- 4 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Cake
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, beating after each one. Beat on high 2 ½ minutes.
Add vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves and mix.
Add pumpkin and beat on high for 2 minutes. While that is beating, sift dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients a little at a time until incorporated.
Add the buttermilk and mix. When that has been mixed in, beat on high 3 ½ minutes.
Butter and flour a Bundt pan.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan (batter will be quite thick). Smooth the top.
Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 10 minutes. While cake is baking, prepare frosting. It will need to be chilled.
After an hour and 10 minutes, test with a toothpick. If the pick comes out clean, remove the cake from the oven and turn it out onto a cooling rack.
Let the cake cool before frosting. It doesn’t have to be cold, just not still warm enough to melt the icing.
Frosting
In a mixer with a whisk attachment, cream cheese until fluffy.
Add honey a little at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl frequently.
Add the cloves, the cinnamon, and the vanilla and mix well.
Cover tightly and refrigerate until ready to frost.
Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 289mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 5217IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg