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Top-Rated Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

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This pumpkin cake is a little different because of the hint of chocolate. So moist and tender, it'll have guests hoping for seconds! —Katie Wollgast, Florissant, Missouri

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Top-Rated Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

25 50 75

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup water
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, allspice and cloves
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Confectioners' sugar
Reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, buttermilk, oil, water, eggs, egg whites and vanilla until well blended.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking power, salt, nutmeg, allspice and cloves; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended. Stir in raisins and chocolate chips.
Transfer to a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve with ice cream if desired. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice (calculated without ice cream) equals 223 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 204 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Pumpkin Spice Cake in Healthy Cooking October/November 2009, p52

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Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2011 by darsbob

This cake was so good and moist. I did spray my bundt pan and then sprinkle powdered sugar on the inside. I did not add the raisins just personal preferance. Will definitely add this to my must make recipes.

Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2011 by Teinerfl

Made it for a friend's birthday...we all loved it! I did all chocolate chips too...very dense, but great flavor!

Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2011 by candy32346

Tasted good but pudding like. We cooked it for an hour until the top sprang back but after letting it cook and putting it on a plate it was flat and did not look cake like.

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2011 by Blue Iris

Tasty! Very moist

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2011 by milfo41

It was great! I made the recipe just as it was and everyone liked it. Will make again.

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2011 by nanwood

I used unsweetened applesauce in place of the oil. This cake was deliciously dense and moist. We loved it!

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2011 by begoniaone

Like eating pumpkin pie in cake form...delicious!

Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2011 by corry05

Wonderful taste. Can't wait to share with my WW members. 6 points plus per serving and you get a nice size serving. Will make again.

Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2011 by canuckcookn

This one is now on my favourites list! Everyone loved it and it is easy to make.