I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin; however, I can’t get enough of pumpkin bread! There is something about the spices that lure me in every time! Growing up my mom always made pumpkin bread from a box mix. Me, being the naive young child– I had no idea that people could make this from scratch. I hardly ever use my fancy William’s Sonoma Bundt Pan that I received as a wedding gift, so when I was searching for a recipe this one for Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Buttermilk Icing caught my eye. Not just because of the bundt pan, but because I was looking to use up my buttermilk!
This cake by far out beats any box mix out on the market. It’s amazing. It’s moist, and full of fall flavors. I did alter the icing recipe. I only used 1 cup of confectioners sugar opposed to the additional half cup the recipe suggested and I used 3 tablespoons of buttermilk. I’ve made this recipe two times in one week. Just looking at these pictures intrigues me to make another one for my family arriving in town soon!
If you love pumpkin bread with raisins then I have the recipe for you. Instead of the bundt pan you’ll need a loaf pan instead. It takes longer to cook, but well worth the wait.
If your looking to make your own delicious homemade pumpkin spice cake I hope you’ll give this recipe for Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Buttermilk Icing a try!
Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Buttermilk Icing
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Cake:
- 1 ½ sticks ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened, plus additional for greasing bundt pan
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting pan
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups canned solid-pack pumpkin
- ¾ cup well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
Ingredients for the Icing:
- 3 tablespoon well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter bundt pan generously, then dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Beat butter (1 ½ sticks) and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, then add eggs and beat 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add flour and pumpkin mixtures alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth.
- Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top, then bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then invert rack over cake and re invert cake onto rack. Cool 10 minutes more.
- While cake is cooling, whisk together buttermilk and confectioners sugar until smooth. Drizzle icing over warm cake, then cool cake completely. Icing will harden slightly.
Terez Madrid says
What size bundt pan do you use! Thank you !!
Katie says
Hi Terez, I use a standard Bundt pan that is typically 10 inches in diameter and holds 10 to 12 cups of batter.
Vinny says
thank you for sharing such an amazing recipe! Baked this last night and came out beautifully! Enjoyed it very much and so did the family! Will definitley be making this again. thanks!
Katie says
Vinny, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!
Anna says
Mmmm this looks amazing! I love your plates too! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Katie says
Thanks Anna! Hope you give it a try!