Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 22
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray, for baking
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
- 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice or 1 tablespoon apple pie spice
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate pieces or 6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 3⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 6 eggs, slightly beaten
-
molasses glaze
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons molasses
-
molasses whipped cream
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 2 -3 teaspoons molasses
- pumpkin pie spice
- apple pie spice
- ground cinnamon
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. With the nonstick spray for baking, generously coat a 10-inch square tube pan without removable bottom or a 10-inch fluted tube pan. Set aside.
- In a small bowl set aside 1/2cup of the flour. In a large bowl combine remaining flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. To the reserved 1/2 cup flour, stir in chocolate chunks; toss to coat.
- In another bowl combine pumpkin, melted butter, and eggs. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir until combined. Add chocolate mixture. Stir until combined. Pour batter into tube pan.
- Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Gently remove cake from pan; cool 30 minutes. Brush with Molasses Glaze; cool. Served with Molasses Whipped Cream. Makes 12 to 16 servings
- Molasses Glaze: In a small saucepan melt 1/4 cup butter; stir in 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1/4 cup dark-color corn syrup, and 2 tablespoons molasses. Bring to simmer. Cook, uncovered, 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Cool 5 minutes; spoon over cake.
- Molasses Whipped Cream: In a chilled mixing bowl combine 1 cup whipping cream, 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, and 2 to 3 teaspoons molasses. Beat with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Spoon into serving bowl. Sprinkle lightly with pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice, or ground cinnamon. Pass with cake.
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