Thursday, October 6, 2011


  • Cake:

  • Cooking spray

  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

  • 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (about 13 1/2 ounces)

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk

  • Glaze:

  • 1/3 cup fat-free buttermilk

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda

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    • Preheat oven to 350°.
    • To prepare the cake, lightly coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Spread pumpkin over 2 layers of paper towels; cover with 2 additional layers of paper towels. Let stand about 10 minutes. Scrape drained pumpkin into a bowl.
    • Place 3/4 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Lightly spoon 3 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture and 3/4 cup buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
    • Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.
    • To prepare glaze, combine 1/3 cup buttermilk and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Drizzle cake with glaze.

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