Moist Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

This delightful pumpkin spice cake is a perfect treat for fall, combining the warm flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin. It’s an ideal dessert for gatherings or a cozy night in.

The pumpkin spice cake recipe is simple to follow and yields a moist, flavorful cake that everyone will love. You can easily enhance it with cream cheese frosting or a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

Easy Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

This pumpkin spice cake features a rich blend of pumpkin puree and aromatic spices, baked to perfection. The recipe takes about 1 hour from start to finish and serves 8 people.

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: Cream cheese frosting or powdered sugar for topping

Instructions

Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vegetable oil until well combined. Add the pumpkin puree, eggs, and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Do not overmix.
Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool and Serve: Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting or dust with powdered sugar before serving.