Description
A delightful cake combining warm pumpkin spice and rich coffee flavors, perfect for fall gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 400 g unsalted butter
- 400 g light brown sugar
- 400 g self-raising flour
- 8 medium eggs
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice mix
- 2 tbsp instant coffee
- 350 g unsalted butter (for frosting)
- 700 g icing sugar
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice mix (for frosting)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 75 g dark chocolate (for decoration)
- 75 g milk chocolate (for decoration)
- 150 ml double cream (for decoration)
- Halloween sprinkles (for decoration)
- Halloween marshmallows (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan and line three 20cm/8inch cake tins with baking parchment.
- In a stand mixer, beat together the unsalted butter and light brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Dissolve the instant coffee in 2 tablespoons of boiling water.
- Add the self-raising flour, pumpkin spice mix, eggs, and dissolved coffee to the mixture and mix briefly until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between the tins and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the tins for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat the remaining unsalted butter until soft. Add the pumpkin spice mix and vanilla, then gradually mix in the icing sugar.
- If the frosting is too stiff, add a little boiling water until it reaches a pipeable consistency.
- Layer the cake with frosting between each layer.
- Smooth a thin layer of frosting around the outside of the cake, refrigerate for 20 minutes, then add a thicker layer of frosting.
- Melt the dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and cream together until smooth; then pour over the cake.
- Decorate the cake with piped buttercream, sprinkles, and marshmallows.
Notes
Store it in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days, or refrigerate for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 57g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 82mg
Keywords: cake, pumpkin spice, fall dessert, coffee, autumn treats