Pumpkin Spice Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 15oz can pure pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix oil and sugar for 4 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and mix for 1 minute longer. Stir in pumpkin puree.
2. Fold in flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt.
3. Prepare the cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Evenly pour the cake batter into each pan.
4. Bake for 18-23 minutes. 
5. Let cool and remove the cake from the pan. 
6. In a mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and cream cheese for 2-3 minutes. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
7. Once the cake layers have cooled, spread each layer with cream cheese frosting.