The Best Pumpkin Cake!

Watch my YouTube video tutorial!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlrA6NR3bzw

I make this cake every year for my kids' birthday party! IT IS SO MOIST AND DELIGHTFUL! It literally melts in your mouth, and I know you'll love it!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 1/4 cup softened unsalted butter

• 3 eggs

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 2 tsp. cinnamon

• 1 can of pumpkin puree

• 1 tsp. vanilla

Cream cheese frosting:

• 8 oz. of softened cream cheese

• 1 stick of softened unsalted butter

• 1 cup of powdered sugar

• 2 tsp. vanilla

• 1/4 tsp. salt

**Beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add in the sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat again for 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy!

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 9 inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper. OR prepare a 9 x 13 inch cake pan the same way.

2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the sugar, oil, and butter for a couple of minutes.

3. Add in the 3 eggs and vanilla. Beat for another minute or so or until really creamy.

4. Add in the pumpkin puree and mix again for another 30 seconds.

5. In a separate bowl, briefly mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.

6. Carefully pour in the dry ingredients and mix on low for about a minute or until it is just combined. Pour your batter into your prepared cake pans.

7. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until it is fully cooked through!

8. Let the cakes cool until you are ready to frost them.