After raking the leaves, I was ready to hang up my rake, and start some fall baking. Something with pumpkin. My daughter walked into our home with her friends as I had the pumpkin pound cake in the oven. One friend said,” Your house smells so good”, the other friend replied, “Your house always smells so good”. What better compliment?
So, if you want your home to smell absolutely wonderful, bake this cake, your family and friends will fall in love with you. Again.
This is a moist and delicious cake, the cake recipe is from Whipperberry and the Maple Glaze recipe is from Aubrey Cook, a finalist in the “Martha” show “Best Bakers in America” series. Whipperberry didn’t include a recipe for a maple glaze, so I thought Aubrey’s recipe sounded simple and very tasty.
It’s a perfect combination of pumpkin and maple. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
Pumpkin Pound Cake with a Maple Glaze
Delicious Pumpkin Pound Cake with a Maple Glaze, moist and perfect pound cake
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- Maple Glaze
- 2 TBSP unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup pure Maple Syrup
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- Whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin.
- Fold in the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
- Pour into pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert to a cooling rack until completely cool.
- To Prepare the glaze; In a small saucepan, melt butter and syrup together over medium heat. Whisk confectioners' sugar into hot mixture until smooth, and immediately pour over cooled cake.
THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN LINKED TO THESE FABULOUS BLOGS: https://www.hoteatsandcoolreads.com/2013/10/spooktacular-halloween-round-up-and.html
Donna Bardocz
Tuesday 7th of April 2015
The amount for the Maple Glaze ingredients are missing Nettie, can you please help?
nettie
Tuesday 7th of April 2015
Hi Donna, thank you for letting me know, I fixed it. Enjoy! Nettie
delphineefortin
Thursday 2nd of October 2014
I've been looking for a pumpkin pound bread recipe for a while now and I really love your maple glaze twist. Can't wait to try it!
nettiemoore11
Thursday 2nd of October 2014
Thank you Delphine! I hope you enjoy it! Nettie
Monica
Friday 1st of November 2013
How do you store this cake?
nettiemoore11
Friday 1st of November 2013
I stored it in the refrigerator. Nettie
Kay
Wednesday 9th of October 2013
Cake sounds wonderful. What would be a substitute for the Maple glaze. I'm not much of a Maple lover.. Thanks
nettiemoore11
Thursday 10th of October 2013
Kay, My other choice would be Caramel.
carolyn m.
Wednesday 9th of October 2013
Can fresh pumpkin puree be substituted for canned? And would there be a reduction in other fluids in the recipe if I did so? Thanks :)
nettiemoore11
Wednesday 9th of October 2013
You can substitute Pumpkin puree for canned pumpkin in equal measure and your recipe will turn out fine.