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Spiced pumpkin yogurt cake with mascarpone cream cheese frosting

Spiced Pumpkin Yogurt Cake With Mascarpone Cream Cheese Frosting

Rosanna Stevens
A deliciously moist and subtly spiced pumpkin loaf cake made with yogurt and topped with a decadent mascarpone cream cheese frosting.
5 from 7 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
cooling and decorating time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 491 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

Spiced pumpkin yogurt cake

  • 100 grams (3.5 oz) pumpkin puree
  • 150 grams (5 oz) yoghurt
  • 110 grams (4 oz) butter
  • 230 grams (8 oz) golden granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 285 grams (10 oz) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus extra for garnish
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Mascarpone cream cheese frosting

  • 200 grams (7 oz) mascarpone cheese
  • 150 grams (5 oz) cream cheese
  • 60 grams (2.12 oz) icing sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/360 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Mix the pumpkin puree and yogurt together and set aside.
  • In a bowl, cream the sugar and butter together until it is smooth and fluffy. 
  • Slowly add the eggs, and then the pumpkin puree and yogurt mixture. 
  • Combine the flour, cinnamon and baking powder together in a separate bowl, and then fold into the bowl of wet mixture. 
  • Pour the batter into the greased loaf tin and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack.

Mascarpone cream cheese frosting

  • Mix the mascarpone and cream cheese together until fully combined.
  • Sift the icing sugar into the mascarpone cream cheese frosting and stir in through with a spatula until silky smooth.
  • Slather the frosting all over the spiced pumped yogurt cake, dust with extra cinnamon and serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 491kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 9gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 176mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 2gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 2658IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 166mgIron: 2mg
Keyword mascarpone cream cheese frosting, pumpkin loaf cake, pumpkin yogurt cake, spiced pumpkin cheesecake macarons
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