Frosted Pumpkin Cake

Submitted by PiPhi1920

"From the Enlightened Cook"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• Cake

• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

• Frosting

• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar

directions

1. - Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. - Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl.
3. - Combine brown sugar, butter, vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at a medium speed until well combined. Add eggs (one at a time) to sugar mixture, beat well. Add pumpkin and mix well. Fold in flour mixture. Spread batter into a 13x9 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
4. - Bake for 25 minutes.
5. - To prepare frosting, combine butter, vanilla and cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until well combined.