Porterfield Pumpkin Bundt with Snow White Glaze
A richly spiced pumpkin bundt cake made with warm fall spices and topped with a sweet snow-white glaze. This moist cake combines pumpkin puree with a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and other spices, finished with an elegant confectioners' sugar glaze and optional walnut garnish.
Ingredients
- •3⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- •1½ teaspoons baking powder
- •¼ teaspoon baking soda
- •¾ teaspoon salt
- •2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- •1½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
- •¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- •½ teaspoon ground allspice or mace
- •⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- •1½ cups granulated sugar
- •1¼ cups dark brown sugar
- •1 cup canola or light olive oil
- •5 whole large eggs
- •2 cups canned unsweetened pumpkin
- •⅔ cup orange juice or milk
- •1½ cups confectioners sugar
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •2½ drops fresh lemon juice
- •¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- •2½ tablespoons milk or cream
- •¼ cups chopped walnuts
- •1 preparation pan preparation
- •1 piece bundt pan
- •1 piece wax paper
- •1 set baking equipment
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position rack in lower third of oven. Preheat oven to 350°F and bake 65 to 70 minutes. Prepare the pan as directed.
70 min
- 2.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sifted flour, baking powder (if using), baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
5 min
- 3.
Add the granulated sugar to the large bowl of an electric mixer and crumble in the dark brown sugar, breaking up any clumps with your fingers. Add the oil and 2 eggs and beat until blended, then beat in the remaining eggs and the pumpkin. Scrape down the bowl and beater.
10 min
- 4.
With the mixer on the lowest speed, alternately add the juice or milk (or buttermilk if using) and the dry ingredients. When everything is blended, scrape down the bowl, then beat a few seconds longer until the batter is smooth and creamy.
8 min
- 5.
Scoop the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 65 to 70 minutes (or for the time indicated for your altitude in the chart) or until the cake has risen, is springy to the touch and is cracked on top, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool the cake in its pan on a rack for 20 to 25 minutes.
70 min
- 6.
Slide a knife around the pan sides and the top of the tube to release the cake. Top the cake with a foil-covered cardboard cake disk or a flat plate, invert, and lift off the pan. Peel off the paper, if you used it. Cool the cake completely.
30 min
- 7.
Whisk together all the ingredients until smooth and creamy. Add a drop more of milk if necessary. The glaze should have a soft, just slightly runny (but not liquefied) consistency. Use the glaze as soon as it is prepared.
5 min
- 8.
Spread the glaze on the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides. While the glaze is still soft, sprinkle on the nuts, if desired. The glaze hardens as it dries.
10 min
