# Pumpkin Spice Cake

Recipe by [Lucas Moreau](https://fridge.menu/en/u/lucasmoreau)

A spiced pumpkin cake topped with a cream cheese and maple frosting, finished with orange zest and chopped nuts.

Servings: 6 · Prep 30 min · Cook 45 min · Baking

Vegetarian · Contains: gluten, milk, nuts, eggs

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## Ingredients

- 175 g [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter) — room temperature
- 100 g [Caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- 75 g [Brown sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/brown-sugar)
- 3 pcs [Eggs](https://fridge.menu/en/i/eggs)
- 200 g [Plain flour](https://fridge.menu/en/i/flour)
- 2 tsp [Baking powder](https://fridge.menu/en/i/baking-powder)
- 1 tsp [Ground cinnamon](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cinnamon)
- 1 tsp [Ground cardamom](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cardamom)
- 1 pinch [Ground cloves](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cloves)
- 1 pinch [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt)
- 300 g [Pumpkin](https://fridge.menu/en/i/pumpkin) — coarsely grated
- 200 g [Cream cheese](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cream-cheese)
- 3 tbsp [Maple syrup](https://fridge.menu/en/i/maple-syrup)
- 1 pcs [Orange](https://fridge.menu/en/i/orange) — finely grated zest
- 20 g [Walnuts](https://fridge.menu/en/i/walnut) — roughly chopped
- 10 g [Pistachios](https://fridge.menu/en/i/pistachio) — roughly chopped
- 20 g [Hazelnuts](https://fridge.menu/en/i/hazelnut) — roughly chopped

## Steps

1. Beat the butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. (3 min)
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, spices and salt and sift into the batter, fold gently, then stir in the grated pumpkin. (2 min)
3. Spread the batter into a greased 20 cm cake tin lined with baking paper, and bake in a fan oven preheated to 175°C for about 45 minutes, until fully cooked through. (45 min)
4. Let the pumpkin cake cool slightly in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. (15 min)
5. Mix the cream cheese with the maple syrup, adding a little freshly grated orange zest if you like, until smooth. (2 min)
6. Spread the icing over the cake once it is fully cooled. Sprinkle with finely grated orange zest and nuts, and drizzle with a little maple syrup before serving. (2 min)

Published 2026-10-09

https://fridge.menu/en/r/pumpkin-cake-exeez5d8

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