Glazed Chocolate Pumpkin Cake Food

CHOCOLATE CAKE IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350˚ F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut off the top one-quarter of the pumpkin; reserve. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon and scrape the inside clean. Place the pumpkin on the prepared baking sheet.
• Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl. Combine the butter, brown sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring, until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves, 3 minutes. Whisk in the chocolate until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat; whisk in the eggs, vanilla and scotch until smooth, then whisk in the flour mixture until combined.
• Pour the batter into the pumpkin, filling it about three-quarters of the way. Add the pumpkin top to the baking sheet, if desired (don't put it on top of the pumpkin). Bake until the cake is browned and rises slightly out of the opening of the pumpkin, about 1 hour. Reduce the oven temperature to 300˚ F and continue baking until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 more minutes. Let cool 3 to 4 hours before slicing.
• Meanwhile, make the butterscotch sauce: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and cook, stirring, until melted and bubbling, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin pie spice, salt, vanilla and scotch. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool slightly.
• Slice the cake into wedges, cutting through the pumpkin. Serve with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with the butterscotch sauce.

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE-PECAN FILLING

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter two 9-inch-round cake pans; line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Combine the pumpkin, sugar, orange zest and vanilla in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until each one is incorporated. With the mixer running, add the vegetable oil in a steady stream. Add the flour mixture and mix just until incorporated. Divide the batter between the 2 prepared pans; lightly tap the pans on the counter to distribute the batter.
• Transfer the pans to the oven and bake until the cakes begin pulling away from the pans and the centers spring back when lightly pressed, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 10 minutes in the pans, then unmold onto the rack and let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a large deep saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a simmer and cook, without stirring, until deep amber, about 8 minutes. Carefully whisk in the cream and cook, whisking, until smooth. Add the corn syrup and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and cook, whisking occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from the heat; whisk in the butter, chocolate, vanilla and salt until smooth. Let cool completely, then fold in the pecans. Cover and refrigerate until firm but spreadable, about 1 hour.
• Assemble the cake: Cut each cake in half horizontally with a serrated knife to make 4 layers. Put 1 layer on a platter; spread one-third of the pecan filling on top. Layer the remaining cakes and filling on top, ending with cake. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• Make the glaze: Combine the chocolate, cocoa powder, butter and honey in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave 1 minute; uncover and whisk until smooth. Let cool to room temperature, then spread on the cake, letting the excess drip down the sides. Refrigerate until the glaze sets, about 10 minutes.

PUMPKIN BUNDT CAKE WITH MAPLE BROWN-BUTTER GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees, and butter and flour a 12-cup (or larger) capacity bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice and black pepper until well combined.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine brown sugar, butter and olive oil. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing for about 20 seconds in between each egg. Add the pumpkin purée and sour cream, and mix until well combined, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer, and use a rubber spatula to fold in the dry ingredients until well combined. Make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to ensure an evenly mixed batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top and firmly tap the pan on the countertop a few times to release any large air bubbles. Bake the cake until golden and puffed, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes.
• Set the cake, still in its pan, on a rack to cool for 20 minutes, then use the tip of a knife to loosen the edges and invert the cake onto the rack to cool completely before glazing.
• Make the glaze: Once the cake is cool, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the butter, occasionally scraping the bottom and sides of the pan with a rubber spatula until it turns a deep golden brown and smells nutty. Don't walk away from the pan during this process. The butter can go from brown and nutty to acrid and burnt in mere moments.
• Transfer butter and all the brown bits from the pan to a heat-safe bowl, and let it cool slightly. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup and salt until smooth. The glaze should be thick but pourable. If it's too thin, add a bit more confectioners' sugar. If it's too thick, add a few drops of water.
• Transfer the cake to a serving platter and pour the glaze evenly over the top. Sprinkle with pepitas if desired. Let the glaze set for a few minutes before slicing.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN BUNDT® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Mix chocolate cake mix, eggs, pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl; pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.

GLAZED CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Line the bottoms of two 8 or 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper and lightly butter.
• Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• Stir the buttermilk, pumpkin, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter and sugars together using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs and yolk, one at a time.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and alternately beat in the flour and buttermilk mixtures in thirds.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake until a tester, inserted into the center, comes out clean--about 35 mins (NOTE: if you're using nonstick cake pans, check around 25 mins as they cook faster).
• Cool layers completely before icing.
• Frosting:.
• Beat cream cheese using a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy.
• Add 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla and beat on slow speed until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream with 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar and the food coloring on medium-high speed to soft peaks.
• Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until well combined.
• Spread 1 cup frosting between the two layers and use the remaining frosting to ice the top and sides of the cake.
• Chill for 30 mins and proceed to the glaze.
• Glazing:.
• Place chopped bittersweet chocolate, butter, and corn syrup in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring heavy cream to a boil, pour it over the chocolate, and let sit for 3 minutes.
• Gently stir, using a whisk, until smooth.
• Let sit for 3-5 min, until the glaze thickens slightly.
• Pour the glaze onto the center of the frosted cake and use the back of a spoon to spread it out to the edges of the cake, allowing some to spill over.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE WITH CINNAMON CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
• In an electric mixer, combine cake mix, spices, baking soda, pumpkin, water and eggs.
• Mix on low for 1 minute.
• Scrape down sides of bowl.
• Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 more minutes or until thoroughly combined and batter is smooth.
• Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared bundt pan and smooth out top with a spatula.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until top springs back when lightly pressed.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes then turn out onto rack to cool for 20 minutes more.
• To prepare glaze: combine sugar, butter and milk in a medium saucepan and stir until butter melts and mixture comes to a boil.
• Boil for 1 minute while stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix in cinnamon chips, cocoa powder and vanilla and stir until smooth.
• Let sit a few minutes to thicken.
• Pour over cooled cake.
• Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

WHITE CHOCOLATE RIBBON PUMPKIN CAKE WITH MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a large bundt pan. To prepare filling, place white chips in microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until chips are melted. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla into melted chips. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time then continue beating for one minute until mixture is light. Stir in pumpkin. By hand or on low speed, stir in flour mixture.
• Pour 1/3 of cake mixture into bundt pan. Pour filling over that, keeping filling away from the sides of the pan. Pour remaining batter over the filling. Bake 55 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan. Let cake cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cake should cool completely before glazing.
• To prepare glaze, stir together powdered sugar, maple syrup, maple extract and 2 tablespoons of cream and salt. Beat until smooth. If glaze is too thick, use remaining tablespoon of cream. Drizzle over cooled cake. Store cake in refridgerator.

PUMPKIN BUNDT CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 10-12 cup bundt pan (or a 10" tube pan) with non-stick cooking spray.
• Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices together; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add sugars and beat until thick. Stir in pumpkin and oil, beating until smooth.
• Blend dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture, mixing thoroughly.
• Pour batter into pan and bake 1 hour, or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Drizzle the glaze over cooled cake.
• For the glaze, melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over LOW heat; stir in salt and vanilla. Add powdered sugar with enough milk to make glaze a consistency to drizzle over cake.

GLAZED CHOCOLATE-PUMPKIN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• To prepare cake: Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a medium bowl.
• Blend 1 cup buttermilk, pumpkin puree and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat in whole egg and egg white. Stir in oil, corn syrup and vanilla. Gradually add the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on the rack, about 2 hours.
• To glaze and garnish cake: Combine confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon buttermilk in a small bowl, stirring until completely smooth. Place the cake on a serving plate and drizzle the glaze over the top; garnish with chocolate chips (or chopped nuts) while the glaze is still moist.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the applesauce, eggs, 1/3 cup cream and pumpkin.
• In another bowl, combine the all the remaining dry ingredients. Stir into the pumpkin mixture just until combined.
• Bake in a greased 9x13 pan at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
• For the glaze, combine the butter, brown sugar, cream and cocoa in a heavy saucepan.
• Cook and stir over moderate heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth; drizzle over cake immediately.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, pumpkin, eggs and oil for 3 minutes using a mixer on medium speed. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool, then frost with cream cheese frosting.