Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

  Desserts

I have been baking this cake for friends and neighbors for years. It's an easy to make-and-take treat.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: 15 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

  • FROSTING:
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Dash ground cloves, optional
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 2-1/2 to 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • Additional semisweet chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan.
  • 2. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
  • 3. Spread into prepared baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
  • 4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, vanilla and, if desired, cloves. Gradually beat in cocoa and enough confectioners’ sugar to reach a spreading consistency. Spread over top of cake. If desired, sprinkle with additional chocolate chips.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 374 calories, 17g fat (6g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 219mg sodium, 56g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.

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