Pumpkin Cake with Mexican Chocolate Whipped Cream

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Pumpkin Cake with Mexican Chocolate Whipped Cream

This pumpkin cake is incredibly moist and pairs perfectly with a subtly spicy Mexican chocolate cream.

Prep Time1

Cook Time50

Total Time1 50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Desserts

Servings:

Calories: 327kcal

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups pumpkin puree
4 eggs

FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM:

½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup heavy cream (cold)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
chocolate shavings optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch sheet pan or 2 round cake pans.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. In a separate large bowl, combine sugar and oil. Stir in yogurt, vanilla, and pumpkin. Beat eggs in one at a time, mixing very well after each addition.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake for 40-50 minutes. Cool completely.
While that’s happening, melt the chocolate chips and allow the chocolate to cool a bit. You can also use bittersweet or dark chocolate, but if you do, we suggest adding a tablespoon of powdered sugar to the cream. Whisk together the heavy cream, cocoa powder, cinnamon and chili powder. Whip for about 5 minutes, or just until the cream reaches the “stiff peaks” stage. In a large bowl, carefully fold about half of the cream into the chocolate. Then fold in the remaining cream.
When the cake is completely cool, layer the cream in the middle and on top of the cake. Garnish with chocolate shavings.

Nutrition

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