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Vermont Spice Cake Recipe


Vermont Spice Cake Recipe
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This is a 4-layered elegant dessert cake. Cake will also need to cool approx 45 minutes prior to serving.

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Ingredients
  • Cake Ingredients:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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  • Frosting Ingredients:
  • 3 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 11 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons maple flavoring
  • Chopped nuts and nut halves, if desired

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Set aside.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg and salt in small bowl.
  3. Combine sugar and 3/4 cup butter in large bowl. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Add pumpkin, evaporated milk, water and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  4. Spread batter evenly into prepared cake pans. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.
  5. Combine powdered sugar, butter and cream cheese in large mixer bowl. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until fluffy. Stir in maple flavoring.
  6. Cut each cake in half horizontally with long serrated knife. Frost between layers and on top of cake, leaving sides unfrosted. Garnish with nuts, if desired.

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Comments


Ooh wow...I can see this being added to our Thanksgiving dinner!


OMG, jojo, that would be an awesome Thanksgiving dessert. I hope you and yours will enjoy this marvelosu cake.


Looks good. I might make this for a friend's birthday tomorrow! If I do, I'll let you know!


I made this and took it to work today. Everyone raved about it! It looked beautiful too! Thanks!


Good evening Dariana, I haven't seen any of your recipes until tonight. This is a fantastic post.
You have my 5 (but you deserve much more). Thank you so very much for sharing. Have a wonderful night...Cheryl


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