Description
A soft, spiced and ultra-moist pumpkin bundt cake topped with rich brown butter icing – the ultimate fall dessert for holidays, brunch, or cozy evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
- Wet Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs (room temp)
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 15 oz pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- For the Brown Butter Icing:
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar (measured then sifted)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk (more or less, to thin)
- Pinch of salt
- Optional add-ins: Chopped walnuts, mini chocolate chips, or a dusting of cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat and Prep: Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan well.
- Mix the Batter: In a large bowl, mix eggs, oil, vanilla, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix until just combined.
- Bake: Pour into prepared bundt pan. Bake 45–55 minutes, or until toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn onto wire rack and cool completely.
- Make the Brown Butter Icing: Brown the butter in a light-colored pan until nutty and golden. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and milk until smooth and pourable.
- Finish and Serve: Drizzle icing over cooled or slightly warm cake. Slice and enjoy with coffee or cider.
Notes
Grease every nook of your bundt pan to prevent sticking. Store wrapped at room temp up to 3 days, or refrigerate up to 5 days. Freeze unglazed up to 2 months, thaw overnight, then glaze before serving. FAQ: Oil and pumpkin keep the cake moist; don’t overbake. Can be made into cupcakes (20–22 min) or loaf (55–65 min).
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg