Description
This Pumpkin Better Than Sex Cake is outrageously moist and spiced, finished with a gooey pecan caramel topping perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g (2 1/2 cups) cake flour blend
- 300 g (1 1/2 cups) granulated sugar
- 100 g (1/2 cup, packed) light brown sugar
- 8 g (1 1/2 tsp) baking powder
- 4 g (3/4 tsp) baking soda
- 6 g (1 tsp) Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 8 g (2 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 2 g (1/2 tsp) ground ginger
- 1 g (1/4 tsp) ground nutmeg
- Pinch of cloves
- 3 large eggs
- 180 ml (3/4 cup) neutral vegetable oil
- 425 g (1 cup) canned pumpkin puree
- 120 g (1/2 cup) sour cream
- 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
- 225 g (8 oz) softened cream cheese
- 60 g (1/2 cup) powdered sugar
- 200 g (7 oz / 3/4 cup) sweetened condensed milk
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) heavy cream
- 150 g (1 1/2 cups) chopped pecans
- 90 g (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 60 g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) lightly whipped heavy cream (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and prepare a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk together all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until smooth.
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top; bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth; refrigerate.
- Soak the warm cake with a mix of sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the soaked cake.
- Prepare the pecan topping by melting butter and stirring in sugar and cream; add pecans.
- Spread the pecan topping over the cream layer and chill until set before slicing and serving.
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients for best results. Can be made ahead and chilled before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 95mg