This Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is irresistibly delicious. Its super soft and moist sponge has an incredible pumpkin flavor. Topped with a sweet and tangy cinnamon cream cheese frosting just makes this cake shine and attracts pumpkin lovers!
It's a golden standard in baking that the best-tasting desserts require the best ingredients. Homemade pumpkin puree made out of your own organic homegrown pumpkins cannot even be compared to store-bought. It's the key to truly deliciously tantalizing flavor.
It gives this cake that indescribable rich homey taste. And the frosting is soft, gentle, and smooth. This gloriously Fall-inspired treat is so tasty, you'll be licking your fingers over and over. Trust me!
What's more, is that it is so ridiculously easy, even a child can make it with wonderful results. If you haven't been into baking and have minimal baking experience, but crave a delicious homemade festive dessert, this cake is for you! This is the easiest and the quickest cake recipe you can ever make.
You don't even need a fancy mixer for this recipe. That old-school little handheld thing tucked away in the back of some cupboard will do the job splendidly. So, there's no reason to have store-bought baked goods on your seasonal table. Be sure to add this delicious cake recipe to your Fall baking this year! You'll be glad you did just with just one bite. Enjoy!
Pumpkin Sheet Cake Batter Ingredients
- Organic all-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder (aluminum-free)
- Sea salt
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Home eggs (pasture-raised)
- Organic sugar
- Organic apple sauce (unsweetened)
- Homemade pumpkin puree (made out of homegrown pumpkins)
- Pure vanilla extract
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- Cream cheese (room temperature)
- Organic sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Pure vanilla extract
- Ground cinnamon
Pumpkin Sheet Cake Batter Instructions
You'll need the star of the recipe - homemade pumpkin puree - for this recipe (but you may use store-bought as well if you must). The puree is easier to make than you think. And tastes so much better so much richer. Get the recipe for the pumpkin puree HERE.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9x13 baking pan with butter and place a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan (optional). Start by sifting the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Using a hand whisker, combine well, and set aside until ready for use.
Next, in a mixer bowl, mix together eggs and sugar until fluffy and pale yellow in color. Then, add apple sauce, pumpkin puree, vanilla, and mix for another minute or so.
Remove the bowl from the mixer and add the dry ingredients in three separate addition, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter. (Overmixing will result in deflated air bubbles in the batter and the cake may turn out denser than you'll like. Not as fluffy and airy.
Pumpkin Sheet Cake Baking Instructions
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. While the cake is cooling, let's make the frosting. And the BEST part of the cake! 😉
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions
Beat room temperature cream cheese and sugar on high speed until combined. Add room temperature butter and beat again. Scrape down the sides of the bowl using a silicone spatula in between mixing.
Then add cold heavy whipping cream. Firstly, beat on low, then gradually increase the speed (to prevent splatter) until the cream begins to thicken. Scrape down the bowl again, to ensure all of the cream is incorporated. Beat once more until thick and well mixed.
Last but not least, add vanilla, cinnamon, and mix just until combined. Scrape down the sides and beat once more to ensure the cream and spices are well combined.
Finally, spread the frosting over the cooled cake sponge. Top the cake with toasted nuts or shaved chocolate. Slice and enjoy!
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Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- Pumpkin Sheet Cake Batter Ingredients
- 3 large – eggs (I used home eggs)
- 1 cup – organic sugar
- ½ cup – organic unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup – pumpkin puree (I used homemade pumpkin puree)
- 2 tsp. – pure vanilla extract
- 2 ⅓ cups – organic all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. – ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. – pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp. – baking powder
- 1 tsp. – baking soda
- ¼ tsp. – sea salt
- Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 8 oz. (227 g – cream cheese (softened)
- 4 oz. (113 g) – unsalted butter (softened)
- ½ cup – organic sugar
- 2 cups (473 ml – heavy whipping cream (I used 40 % cream)
- 1 tsp. – pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. – ground cinnamon
- Chocolate shavings or nuts (for topping the cake – optional)
Instructions
- Pumpkin Sheet Cake Batter Instructions
- You'll need the star of the recipe--homemade pumpkin puree--for this recipe (but you may use store-bought as well if you must). The puree is easier to make than you think. And tastes so much better and richer. .
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9x13 baking pan with butter and place a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan (optional). Start by sifting the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Using a hand whisker, combine well, and set aside until ready for use.
- Next, in a mixer bowl, mix together eggs and sugar until fluffy and pale yellow in color. Then, add apple sauce, pumpkin puree, vanilla and mix for another minute or so.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and add the dry ingredients in three separate addition, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter. (Overmixing will result in deflated air bubbles in the batter and the cake may turn out denser than you'll like. Not as fluffy and airy.
- Pumpkin Sheet Cake Baking Instructions
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. While the cake is cooling, let's make the frosting. And the BEST part of the cake! 😉
- Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions
- Beat room temperature cream cheese and sugar on high speed until combined. Add room temperature butter and beat again. Scrape down the sides of the bowl using a silicone spatula in between mixing.
- Then add cold heavy whipping cream. Firstly, beat on low, then gradually increase the speed (to prevent splatter) until the cream begins to thicken. Scrape down the bowl again, to ensure all of the cream is incorporated. Beat once more until thick and well mixed.
- Last but not least, add vanilla, cinnamon, and mix just until combined. Scrape down the sides and beat once more to ensure the cream and spices are well combined.
- Finally, spread the frosting over the cooled cake sponge. Top the cake with toasted nuts or shaved chocolate. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Try more recipes made out of homegrown produce:
- Apple Zucchini Muffins
- Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
- Easy Strawberry Topping Sauce
- Raspberry Amond Linzer Cookies
- No-Bake Strawberry Oreo Cheesecake
- Hawaiian Zucchini Muffins
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