Best Pumpkin Cake
Soft, moist pumpkin cake with warm spices and optional cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- Pumpkin Cake:
- 1 cup pumpkin purée 100% pumpkin, not pie filling
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cloves optional
- ½ tsp salt
- Cream Cheese Frosting: optional
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix wet ingredients until smooth.
- Fold in dry ingredients gently.
- Bake until set and cool completely.
- Frost if desired and serve.
Notes
- Use 100% pumpkin purée
- Don’t overmix
- Cool fully before frosting
- Stays moist for days