Dec 29, 2009
There seems to be an unfortunate imbalance in this recipe – way too much almond extract in the filling, too little pumpkin in the cake. I was really looking forward to this dessert to finish off our holiday dinner & unhappily, lead the way with less than favorable critiques. The crunchy peanut butter/cream cheese filling had a pleasant texture & wasn’t overly sweet but I think probably 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract would’ve been plenty. I don’t know if the peanut butter-almond just overwhelmed the pumpkin flavor of the cake but, as a Lover of anything pumpkin, this was just…eh. you know?? On the whole, it’s remarkably easy to put together & has a lovely presentation – no caramel topping necessary. We just used a little whipped cream & nutmeg to accent. I’ll try making it again…when I have more time to “tweak”!!
—roxessence