Pumpkin Cake With Mocha Fudge Frosting
Ditch the Pumpkin Pie and grab some of this pumpkin cake instead. Studded with chocolate chips, walnuts and swirled with mocha fudge frosting, the coffee-chocolate combo complements the cinnamon-nutmeg flavor perfectly.
Ingredients
| For the cake: | ||
| Pumpkin puree | 2 Cup (32 tbs) | |
| Vegetable oil | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (or any flavourless variety) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Eggs | 4 | |
| Sugar | 2 Cup (32 tbs) (brown, white or a combination) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Baking soda | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 2 Cup (32 tbs) | |
| Chopped walnuts | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) (optional) | |
| Chocolate chips | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) (any kind you like, also optional) | |
| For the mocha fudge frosting: | ||
| Heavy cream | 1 1/2 Cup (24 tbs) | |
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon (doesn’t matter if it is salted or unsalted) | |
| Instant espresso powder | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Chocolate | 350 Gram (I like to use a combination of milk and dark chocolate) | |
| For the topping: | ||
| Chopped almonds | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Pumpkin seeds | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Chopped dried cranberries | 2 Tablespoon |
Directions
For directions, please watch the video.
Recipe Summary
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 581Calories from Fat 321
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37 g56.9%
Saturated Fat 13 g65%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 353 mg14.71%
Total Carbohydrates 62 g20.7%
Dietary Fiber 3 g12%
Sugars 41 g
Protein 7 g14%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
