Pumpkin Spice Cake with Maple Frosting

This week I'm having fun with pumpkin.  This one was made for our resident potluck dinner this Sunday.  Overall this was great.

Serves: 12 (One 9 inch layer cake)
Calories: 466/slice

 Ingredients:

Cake
1 box spice cake mix
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground clove

Frosting
1 can (14oz) white whipped frosting
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp maple extract
1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 325F.  Grease or use non-stick spray to coat the bottom of 4 9-inch baking pans.

- Mix all cake ingredients as above.  Combine wet ingredients first and finish by sifting in dry ingredients.  Mix just until well blended.


- Divide batter equally among 4 pans


- Bake at 325F for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean


- Remove from oven and place on rack to cool

- Once completely cooled level cake and coat with simple syrup (I use 1 part sugar dissolved in 1 part boiling water and allowed to cool).

- Place frosting ingredients in bowl and mix thoroughly by hand or with electric mixer.  You may add additional or less powdered sugar to your desired consistency.  This will also have a very strong maple flavor.  If you want something a little more subtle I would omit the maple extract. I mixed until I had formed peaks.

 
- Assemble cake.  Start by placing one layer of cake on stand, top with icing & repeat.  Frost cake including sides and decorate as desired.  I just added a little texture to the icing and sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice and halved pecans. 

Nutritional Information:
Calories 466
Carbs: 90g
Sugar 68g
Protein 4g
Fat 15g