Home Kitchen Pumpkin Pudding Cake

When I woke up this morning it was pouring rain. The kind of rain that makes you want to hind under the covers and nap all.day.long. It was the kind of rain that cleans off your dusty car and waters your mums [thank you Mother Nature]. A regular here this time of year because it’s so fireside!

As much as A regular here sunny warm days, I equally love the hilly rainy days too.

So far this fall, Michigan’s weather has been all over the place. One day it’s 90° and then it’s 60° and raining, but don’t worry because the next day it will be 72° and sunny! [sarcasm] Is it genuinely too much to ask for typical fall weather? I can’t make a hearty pot of stew when it’s 72° out in October, let alone figure out what the heck I’m going to wear.

However, yesterday was the “reliable fall day”. Rainy and fireside and filled with pumpkin cake. What’s more cozier than a warm ooey-gooey pumpkin pudding cake?

Coffee with a warm ooey-gooey pumpkin pudding cake.

For this Pumpkin Pudding Cake Set out:

• unbleached all-purpose flour
• granulated sugar
• baking powder
• kosher salt
• ground cinnamon
• nutmeg
• pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• whole milk
• melted butter or coconut oil
• real vanilla extract
• dark brown sugar
• hot water

Serve with powdered sugar, whipped cream or ice cream.

While clicking through some old posts, I found this chocolate version and immediately wanted to try it with pumpkin, minus the chocolate. I had visions of a spiced pumpkin cake and a gooey, pumpkin-brown-sugary pudding below.

After reconfiguring that old recipe, I think I nailed it. And if my 13-year-old and her 8th grade friends loved it, then I think it’s safe to say that this pumpkin pudding cake is a hit.

Preheat your oven to 350℉ (or 180℃).

First place 1-1/2 cups of the all-purpose flour into a bowl with 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 3/4 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon*, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg. Then simply whisk to combine.

*Please note that not all cinnamons are a like. In my experience, Ceylon cinnamon is a bit milder in flavor so I would use 1 teaspoon. Cassia cinnamon, 3/4 of a teaspoon.

Add in the wet ingredients; 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter or coconut oil and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract.

If using from-scratch pumpkin puree, you may only need to use 1/2 cup of the milk. From-scratch pumpkin puree is a little wetter and more loose than canned pumpkin.

Mix only until the batter comes together. Then pour the pumpkin cake batter into a 3-1/2 quart baking dish and use the spatula to spread it evenly..

Simply whisk together 3/4 cup dark brown sugar with 1 cup hot water

And then pour it directly over top of the cake.

DO NOT STIR IT IN!

In my chocolate pudding cake, I sprinkle the brown sugar over top and pour hot coffee over the top. I found that by doing this, any undissolved brown sugar will leave to pockets of brown sugar in the cake. So this method works much better.

Carefully slide the pan into your preheated 350° oven for 40 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking to ensure even baking.

Would. You. Look. At. This.

The brown sugar and pumpkin pudding below the moist spiced pumpkin cake is bubbling away and creeping up the sides. Deeply good.

I let the pumpkin pudding cake cool for 5 to 10 minutes before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.

My go-to, is the caramelized crispy edges. My girl love where the cake melts into warm pudding. Ether way, this cake is a win-win.

Deeply good. So comforting.

Enjoy! And if you give this Pumpkin Pudding Cake recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!