Maple Icing Pumpkin Cake!

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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

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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

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

Streusel Topping

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

Maple Glaze

1. Mix together powdered sugar, milk, and maple flavoring.
2. 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?