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Title: Frosted Chocolate Pumpkin Cake Categories: Cake Yield: 16 Servings ------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------ 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 1/4 ts Pumpkin pie spice 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Butter; softened 3 Eggs 1 c Solid pack canned pumpkin 3/4 c Milk 1/2 (12-oz) Nestle Toll House -Little Bits semi-sweet -chocolate ---------------------------CREAM CHEESE FROSTING--------------------------- 1 pk (8-oz) cream cheese; -softened 2 tb Butter; softened 1 ts Vanilla extract 3/4 c Sifted confectioners' sugar ----------------------------------GARNISH---------------------------------- 2 tb Nestle Toll House Little -Bits semi-sweet chocolate 2 tb Finely chopped nuts Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine brown sugar and butter; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs and pumpkin. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Stir in Nestle Toll House Little Bits semi-sweet chocolate. Pour into greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. Cream Cheese Frosting: In small bowl, combine cream cheese, butter an1 vanilla extract; beat until creamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat well. Garnish: In cup, combine 2 tablespoons Nestle Toll House Little Bits semi-sweet chocolate and nuts. Frost cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with Garnish. Keep frosted cake refrigerated until ready to serve. Makes one cake. From Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey. |