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This is a slightly modified Martha Sewart recipe. It's a yummy, moist cake, but not overly sweet. It's great for breakfast with a strong cup of coffee the day after Thanksgiving. Ingredients:
cake |
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature |
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
2 large eggs |
1 cup pumpkin puree |
1/2 cup warm milk |
icing |
4 tablespoons unsalted butter |
1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 to 2 tablespoons milk |
pecan halves |
Directions:
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line pan with parchment, and butter the parchment. Coat pan with flour, and tap out any excess.
3. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
5. Add eggs, and beat until combined.
6. Add pumpkin puree and milk; beat until combined.
7. Add reserved flour mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
9. Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool. Let cake rest 20 minutes.
10. Unmold cake. Using an offset spatula, spread icing over top of cake, and decorate with pecan halves.
11. Icing:
12. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat until nut-brown in color, about 10 minutes.
13. Remove pan from heat, and pour butter into a bowl, leaving any burned sediment behind.
14. Add sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon milk; stir until smooth. If the icing is too thick, add the remaining tablespoon milk, a little at a time, until consistency is spreadable.
15. Let cool 5 minutes. Use immediately.
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