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October 1, 2012

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake-with or without frosting, this cake is delicious!
Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake-with or without frosting, this cake is delicious!
 
I did It! Remember my confession with the Pumpkin Spiced White Hot Chocolate where I admitted that I’ve never had pumpkin. I can now say I’ve had it, and so far, I love it! And it wasn’t just a teaspoon of pumpkin. I used 2 whole cups of pumpkin in this cake. This cake was so good, when the kids had a choice of this cake or a few other goodies available, they asked for this cake! That’s high praise in my house. Even my picky eater, knowing it wasn’t just spice, wanted this cake.

I’m so glad Roxana created the Chocolate Party. Last month we created Chocolate with Apples. I made Crepes with Caramelized Apples and Chocolate Sauce. I even made my own Chocolate Syrup to use. I may never go back to the bottled stuff again.

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October is Chocolate and Pumpkin, all month long you can link up Chocolate and Pumpkin recipes. I’ve got a few more recipes to try this month. So be sure to check back often.

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Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake adapted from Cookstr

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped (I chopped up bittersweet chips)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour (or spray) a bundt pan.
  2. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl, add in brown sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time and then pumpkin puree. Beat until well combined.
  3. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and spices. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing on low speed. Fold in chopped chocolate. Spoon into prepared bundt pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Let cake cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto rack to cool completely.

Notes

Top with powdered sugar or White Chocolate Buttercream Icing. Both are excellent on this cake.

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

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 And if you want more pumpkin recipes
 
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Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies
 
 Pumpkin Pie Crunch-a perfect balance between pumpkin and my favorite sweet potato soufflé topping!
Pumpkin Pie Crunch
 Spiced Pumpkin Bundt Cake-the blend of spices and pumpkin come together to create this flavorful cake!
Spiced Pumpkin Bundt Cake
  Pumpkin Spiced White Hot Chocolate
Pumpkin Spiced White Hot Chocolate
 Pumpkin Spiced White Trash-a great way to clean out the snack cabinet! (oh and Pumpkin Spiced M&Ms-awesome!)
Pumpkin Spiced White Trash
 
 ~Pumpkin FB Collage
35 Pumpkin Recipes

Filed Under: Bundt Cakes, Cakes, Sweet Tagged With: bundt, cake, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, fall baking, nutmeg, pound cake, pumpkin, spice

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Looks amazing. I love dense thick cake, and it has pumpkin in it so it is healthy right?!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:16 am

      Thanks Melissa, yes I keep telling myself it’s healthy and my picky eater is in love with it so win, win!

  2. Beverley says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    I love the sound of this recipe and will try to get pumpkin puree to give it a go xoxo

  3. Pachecopatty says

    October 1, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Wow, your chocolate pumpkin spice cake looks just amazingly delicious! It’s fun to see all the creations for the chocolate party;-)

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:18 am

      Now that I’m in love with pumpkin, I’m excited about all the recipes!

  4. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    October 1, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    Beautiful bundt cake! Love that you used 2 whole cups of pumpkin. Yum!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:18 am

      Thanks Anna!

  5. Anne@FromMySweetHeart says

    October 1, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    Joan! I am so glad you are a new pumpkin lover convert! This cake looks incredible…nice and fudgy and I bet that pumpkin keeps it nice and moist, too! It turned out beautiful and a great idea for this month’s theme! : )

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:19 am

      Thanks Anne, this cake was extremely moist!

  6. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says

    October 1, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    Look at you, pumpkin baking your fear away! My little Joan has grown up *tear* This looks fantastic!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:17 am

      hehe, thanks Hayley!

  7. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    October 1, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    Good for you! Pumpkin is wonderful. Chocolate and pumpkin is even better! Now, I may have to make this cake… πŸ™‚

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:19 am

      I’ve gone over to the pumpkin side! And chocolate always makes everything better!

  8. Lizzy Do says

    October 1, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    Oh, my does this look amazing! What a great Bundt cake…plus who can resist anything covered in buttercream? Great pumpkin/chocolate dessert for the Chocolate Party πŸ™‚

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:20 am

      Thanks Lizzy, I thought maybe the buttercream would be a bit too much bet everyone who tried both cakes said both were wonderful!

  9. Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says

    October 1, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    I love that it has both dark and white chocolate, now that is what I call a chocolate party! Beautiful pics, I find it so hard to photograph bundt cakes.

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:21 am

      I have a lot of trouble photographing chocolate (cry) but I’ve been working on it, thanks!

  10. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:45 am

    I can’t wait to try this! I love pumpkin and chocolate together!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:21 am

      Thanks Jamie!

  11. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:01 am

    I love your spice cake, Joan! The white chocolate buttercream is a perfect topping. Pinned!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:22 am

      Thanks Laura, I love our Chocolate Parties!

  12. Avril says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:05 am

    Wowsers…now there is a cake I MUST make! Yummy!! πŸ™‚

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:22 am

      Thanks!

  13. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:08 am

    That cake looks so chocolately and delicious. Love pumpkin and chocolate together!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:22 am

      Thanks Erin!

  14. Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:21 am

    I can go to bed satisfied now, I made you step out of your chocolate zone and blend it some pumpkin.
    Love love love your cake, no wonder your picky eaters asked for more. I would have totally eaten the whole cake!
    Thanks for sharing it with us at the #chocolateparty

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:23 am

      Roxana, you are a true friend, staying by my side as I venture into unknown waters! So glad you chose the pumpkin, can’t wait for next month’s challenge!

  15. Nancy @ gottagetbaked says

    October 2, 2012 at 5:25 am

    Joan, this is incredible! Your cake looks amazing – so dense, rich and moist. And that thick frosting slathered all over the top is to-die-for.

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:24 am

      Thanks Nancy, this cake is definitely a keeper!

  16. Jen @ Savory Simple says

    October 2, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Looks delicious! You can’t go wrong with such wonderful flavors.

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:25 am

      Thanks Jen, a new favorite flavor combination for me!

  17. Kathryn Ferguson Griffin says

    October 3, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Oh, my! That looks delicious! Thank you for sharing. Visiting from House on the Way. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. https://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/10/make-it-pretty-monday-week-17.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:25 am

      Thank you and thanks for the invite!

  18. Pint Sized Baker says

    October 3, 2012 at 1:19 am

    Looks GREAT! I love a good bundt cake! Sadly, I don’t have anything pumpkin and chocolate to add to the links…

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:40 am

      The party runs all month so if you decide to make something just come on back and link up!

  19. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    October 3, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    WOW! Amazing. I’ve got to pin so that I can find this great link up again!

    Diana
    Diana Rambles
    Bento Blog Network
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    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

      Thanks Diana!

  20. Our Pinteresting Family says

    October 4, 2012 at 11:23 am

    That cake looks amazing! Pinning this recipe asap. πŸ™‚

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

      Thanks so much!

  21. Jen @ Jens Favorite Cookies says

    October 4, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    A chocolate pumpkin party?! I love it! I’m hosting a Fall Food Party today, we’d love to see you there!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

      Thanks for the invite Jen!

  22. Bobi Jensen says

    October 4, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    The combination of chocolate and pumpkin just sounds SO good right now. I don’t know if I should thank you or not for sharing this recipe ;).

    Bobi
    https://onedailymoneytip.blogspot.com

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:43 am

      Bobi, you can thank me, since there’s pumpkin in the cake, we call it healthy!

  23. madge | the vegetarian casserole queen says

    October 5, 2012 at 1:47 am

    Chocolate pumpkin party! Sounds fabulous. I love this recipe…

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 5, 2012 at 11:43 am

      Thanks Madge!

  24. Paula says

    October 5, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    This looks amazing!!! Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Riverton Housewives Round Up!

  25. Miz Helen says

    October 6, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Hi Joan,
    Great Chocolate Party and your Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake looks amazing! Enjoy your weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  26. Julie says

    October 6, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Oh goodness. This looks so good! Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!

    Julie

  27. Jocelyn says

    October 8, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    I am so proud of you for conquering your pumpkin fears!!! This cake is awesome!!!! I just love the frosting on the first picture:-)

  28. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    October 8, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    This is amazing! Love this cake, and I’m so glad you’re totally into pumpkin now. πŸ™‚

  29. Laura @ Frugal Follies says

    October 9, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Looks delicious! Chocolate and pumpkin, oh my! Thanks for linking up to Frugal Food Thursday, and come on by and check out my cheap recipes!

  30. Michelle's Tasty Creations says

    October 10, 2012 at 7:03 am

    Joan,
    This cake looks amazing! I can’t wait to taste it. I’m so glad you’re trying more pumpkin too, it’s one of my favorites πŸ™‚ Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
    Michelle

  31. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    October 10, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    This looks absolutely divine! I want to invite you to link up all of your oh-so-yummy chocolate recipes at our Iron Chef Mom party this week. {https://www.momontimeout.com/2012/10/iron-chef-mom-2-chocolate-edition.html} This week’s featured ingredient is right up your alley πŸ™‚ Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout! Hope to see you back tonight!

    -Trish

  32. Alessandra (Adventures of a Homeschool Mom) says

    October 12, 2012 at 2:35 am

    Looks delicious! I have a question, can I use regular flour instead of cake flour?

  33. Haniela says

    October 17, 2012 at 1:01 am

    I so want a slice, right now! It looks so moist and so delicious. Congrats on 10,000 FB fans.
    I added few of my chocolate recipes to you Chocolate Party. Have a wonderful week Joan.

  34. Angela Paris says

    October 23, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Hello! This looks amazing and I pinned it to my pumpkin board (I’m following you on Pinterest, too!) I’d love for you to link up at the Pumpkin Patch Blog Hop! https://www.jugglingactmama.blogspot.com/2012/10/pumpkin-patch-blog-hop.html

  35. Jennifer Gibson says

    October 28, 2012 at 1:54 am

    Looks amazing! What size Bundt pan did you use?

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 28, 2012 at 2:53 am

      Thanks Jennifer! It’s a regular bundt pan, 9 or 10 cup I think, I’ve had it for about 25 years.

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  39. Jenn says

    September 10, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    Hi Joan,

    I see your recipe calls for cake flour. Did you make yours from scratch? If so, how? OR, Did you buy it? If so, what brand?

    Thanks!
    Jenn

    • Joan Hayes says

      September 11, 2013 at 9:25 pm

      Hi Jenn, I use Swan’s Down Cake Flour.

  40. Elizabeth says

    September 24, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    I just made this and it was amazing! Thank you for sharing! I will pass it along on my facebook so others can enjoy it as well.

    • Joan Hayes says

      September 25, 2013 at 8:31 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it!

  41. Ashlee says

    October 23, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    Can you use AP flour instead of cake flour? Maybe sift it it something? Thanks!

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 24, 2013 at 8:14 am

      Hi Ashley, yes you can. You’d want to add in some corn starch to the AP flour. Joy the Baker has great instructions on this substitution https://joythebaker.com/2009/09/how-to-make-cake-flour/

  42. Jenn says

    December 4, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    do you have a link to the white chocolate frosting?

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