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    Halloween Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Total Time: 45 mins


    Servings: 12
    Ingredients
    For the Cake
    1 cup butter, room temperature
    1 1/2 cups white sugar
    4 large eggs
    2 tablespoons pumpkin spice extract
    2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
    3 tablespoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 cup milk
    Black food colouring
    Orange food colouring
    For the Frosting
    1 cup salted butter, softened
    16 ounces cream cheese, softened
    6 cups confectioner's sugar
    2 teaspoons pumpkin spice extract
    Optional
    Candy sprinkles, orange and black or your choice of colour
    Directions
    For the Cake
    1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2. Line two 8 or 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper (bottom and sides) or liberally grease pan
    and lightly coat with a dusting of flour. Set aside.
    3. In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer, mix together the butter and sugar on medium speed for
    3 minutes.
    4. Add the eggs one at a time and blend well into the sugar and butter mixture.
    5. Next, add the pumpkin spice extract and mix into the batter.
    6. Scrape down the bowl and add the following ingredients in this order: flour, baking powder, and
    salt. Using the mixer, on low speed, gently blend the baking powder and salt into the flour - just
    a few seconds.
    7. Now, increase the speed on the mixer to medium and blend the flour into the batter just until the
    flour is incorporated.
    8. Add the milk and fully incorporate.
    9. Divide the batter equally into two bowls.
    10. Add a few drops of orange food colouring to one bowl of cake batter and add a few drops of
    black to the other.
    11. Stir until fully incorporated - use a different spoon for each bowl of batter - do not mix the
    colours.
    12. Next, pour all of the orange batter into one cake pan, and the black cake batter into another cake
    pan.
    13. Bake for 30 minutes, testing with a toothpick for doneness at the 25 minute mark.
    14. Insert clean wooden toothpick into the center of the cake.
    15. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cakes are done.
    16. If the toothpick comes out with batter on it, continue the baking process for a few more
    minutes. Test again.
    17. Remove from oven.
    18. Place pans on a cooling rack and let set for 10-15 minutes before turning out onto the cooling
    rack to continue the cooling process.
    For the Frosting
    1. Dump all of the ingredients into a large bowl and mix with a hand-held mixer until smooth and
    creamy.
    Assembly
    1. When cooled, slice each cake in half with a long serrated knife.
    2. Add a tablespoon of the frosting to your cake stand or cake board - whichever you use to
    decorate and/or present your cake. This frosting will prevent the cake from sliding.
    3. Position one cake half onto the cake stand.
    4. Using about one cup of frosting, and an offset spatula, frost the top surface of the cake.
    5. Place the next layer on top, alternating in colour, and gently push down evenly and firmly on
    the cake to get a good bond or seal.
    6. Then, repeat the frosting process.
    7. Do this until all four layers are piled and frosted.
    8. Next, still using your offset spatula, scoop up the frosting and smear it liberally around the
    perimeter of the cake.
    9. Next, use a Q-tip, which has the cotton end moistened in water, and patted dry with paper towel,
    and draw figure eight symbols/lines around the cake.
    10. Do not push the Q-tip too deeply into the frosting - just drag the surface layer of frosting.
    11. Lastly, top with sprinkles if you wish.
    12. Refrigerate for about an hour, just to let the frosting firm up.
    13. Slice and enjoy!

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