Pumpkin Snack Cake With Maple Greek Yogurt Frosting Food

PUMPKIN SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pumpkin. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN CAKE WITH MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
• In another bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla.
• Slowly whisk flour mixture into egg mixture. Fold in pureed pumpkin.
• Evenly divide cake mixture between the two prepared cake pans.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs on it.
• Cool cakes in pans completely before transferring to a cake plate. About 1 hour.
• Once the cakes are cool, spread a layer of maple cream cheese frosting on the top of one cake layer. Place the other cake layer on top. Use remaining frosting to frost the cake.
• Frosting:.
• Beat sugar and butter with mixer or in stand mixer.
• Gradually add confectioner's sugar and maple syrup while blending.
• You can put the frosting in the refrigerator to set up a little bit or just let it stand at room temperature so it's ready for you when you need it.
• Optional: You can chop up some bittersweet chocolate and add it to the batter once it's in the pan and stir just a bit so it doesn't sink to the bottom. Reserve about a third of the chocolate to sprinkle over the frosted cake.