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Pumpkin Chocolate Dessert Cake

SUBMITTED BY: sal      PHOTO BY: andi

"This fabulous pumpkin cake is so moist you may weep, and the creamy frosting will satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!"
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  40 Min
READY IN  1 Hr
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 inch layer cake
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/3 cup applesauce
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
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  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch Bundt pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda. In a large bowl, beat together 3/4 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, applesauce, and eggs. Mix in 1/2 cup heavy cream and pumpkin. Stir into the flour mixture just until blended. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
  3. Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan over a wire rack. Invert cake onto a serving plate.
  4. Place the brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1/3 cup heavy cream in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil while stirring to blend until smooth. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the confectioner's sugar, and drizzle over the cake immediately.
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Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2003 by marionfive
This was good, dense almost like a torte. It's not as rich as I expected, more of a mild chocolate flavor. I would recommend sifting the powdered sugar before adding it to the frosting, it was lumpy.

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Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2003 by Jessica from Calgary
This is a wonderful cake recipe. Moist, somewhat dense, just the way I like it - not too dry or light. Anyway, I had no applesauce so used sour cream. It turned out fabulous and everyone has LOVED it. Will definitely make this again!

8 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2003 by CANUCKATLARGE
YUMMY! This is a wonderfully moist, rich cake.... mmm-mmm! I used evaporated milk as a cheap substitute for the heavy cream, and margarine for butter - it turned out wonderful and got rave reviews! I would recommend sifting your icing sugar before adding it to the recipe for the icing, as you will get lumpy icing otherwise. Thanks for a great recipe, Sara - I will definitely make this again!

7 users found this review helpful


 
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 613

  • Total Fat: 27.7g
  • Cholesterol: 128mg
  • Sodium: 375mg
  • Total Carbs: 90g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 6.6g

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