Name: Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake With Buttermilk Icing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter (3/4 cup); 2 1/4 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups canned solid-pack pumpkin (NOT pie filling); 3/4 cup buttermilk, well-shaken; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/4 cups sugar or 1 1/4 cups Splenda sugar substitute, for baking; 3 large eggs; 2 tablespoons buttermilk, plus additional; 2 teaspoons buttermilk, well-shaken; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

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Recipe by Barb G.

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The flavors continue to develop and the cake tastes even better a few days after it's baked, so it's perfect to have on hand at this time of year, when guest drop in unexpectly. The cake can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

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ingredients

For Cake
³⁄₄ cup butter (3/4 cup)
2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground allspice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₄ cups canned solid-pack pumpkin (NOT pie filling)
³⁄₄ cup buttermilk, well-shaken
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar or 1 1/4 cups Splenda sugar substitute, for baking
3 large eggs
For Icing
2 tablespoons buttermilk, plus additional
2 teaspoons buttermilk, well-shaken
1 ¹⁄₂ cups powdered sugar

directions

Put oven rack in middle postion and preheat oven to 350 degrees; prepare a 10-inch bundt pan by generously buttering and dusting with flour; knocking out excess flour.
Whisk together the 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt in a bowl.
Whisk together pumpkin, 3/4 cup buttermilk, and vanilla in another bowl.
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes; then add eggs and beat 1 minute.
Reduce speed to low and add flour and pumpkin Alternately in batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and mixing until batter is smooth.
Spoon batter into prepared pan, smoothing top, then bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
Cool cake in pan on wire rack15 minutes, then invert cake onto rack, cool 10 minutes more.
Make Icing; while cake is cooling, whisk together buttermilk and powdered sugar until smooth; drizzle icing over warm cake, then cool completely, icing will harden slightly.

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"The flavors continue to develop and the cake tastes even better a few days after it's baked, so it's perfect to have on hand at this time of year, when guest drop in unexpectly. The cake can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature."

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review by Roxygirl in Colorado

10/31/2008

I made this for our church coffee hour and it was a crowd-pleaser! It baked up nice and sturdy (no gooey parts). I loved the extra tang of the buttermilk glaze. Thanks Barb, for another great recipe. Roxygirl

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creation by Barb G.

10/23/2005

The flavors continue to develop and the cake tastes even better a few days after it's baked, so it's perfect to have on hand at this time of year, when guest drop in unexpectly. The cake can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.