Name: Maple Icing Pumpkin Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 cup sugar; 3 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 egg; ⅓ cup butter; ½ cup milk; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; Streusel topping; ½ cup pecans; ¼ cup flour; ½ cup brown sugar; ½ tsp cinnamon; ¼ cup butter; Glaze; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; ½ teaspoon maple flavoring

It is that time of the year again when you find “pumpkin everything.” I use this time of the year to make all those yummy pumpkin desserts and this Maple Icing Pumpkin cake was a huge hit.

This was a simple recipe to make and any excuse to throw pecans on top of anything and I am doing it. I keep saying that I want to be a rule-breaker and serve pumpkin any time of the year. I guess we have to have the excitement of the fall season and pumpkin is part of it.

Maple Icing Pumpkin Cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 egg
⅓ cup butter
½ cup milk
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Streusel topping
½ cup pecans
¼ cup flour
½ cup brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup butter
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon maple flavoring

Instructions

Cake

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt egg, butter, milk, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice.
Pour batter into a greased 9×13 inch pan.

Streusel Topping

Combine chopped walnuts, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter, mix until crumbly.
Sprinkle evenly over batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Let cool completely before adding maple glaze.

Maple Glaze

Mix together powdered sugar, milk, and maple flavoring.
Drizzle the glaze over the pumpkin cake.

I made this dessert for a few of my girlfriends last month. Every time I make a dessert, I have to leave some of it behind for the family. I took half of the pumpkin cake to the girls and the other half stayed at home.

I did manage to get a piece that evening and I was lucky enough to have one for breakfast the next morning. Good thing I had it for breakfast, otherwise I would have never had another piece. This one is on the list to make again, which my family claims that I never make anything twice.

What is your favorite fall recipe?

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