Spiced and Spiked Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Spiced and Spiked Whipped Cream RecipeI’m pretending it feels like Autumn around here even though the temperatures are rising instead of falling. I’ve lost patience waiting for cooler weather so I’ve been making lots of big hearty meals and tummy warming soups in spite of it feeling more like summer than Fall.  A gigantic pumpkin sits on my doorstep and the house is decorated with witches, and ghosts, and various other scary things.  I’m embracing October full on, even if the weather refuses to cooperate.
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Spiced and Spiked Whipped Cream RecipeI’m still without an oven but I can’t not bake so I’m making the best of the situation.  I put my toaster oven to use once again, but of course this recipe works in a regular oven as well.  This dessert is super easy – like ‘one bowl’ easy.  Honestly, in less than an hour you can put together this lovely cake.  Whether you serve it at a dinner party or for a special weeknight treat, friends and family will be impressed.  Simple enough for the novice baker but impressive enough to uphold any seasoned baker’s reputation.
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Spiced and Spiked Whipped Cream RecipePart of the inspiration for this cake was a bag of Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Seeds I bought at Trader Joe’s.  The cashier told me I was going to love them and she was right.  If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s in your area you can always make your own using this recipe.  Just substitute pumpkin pie spice for the savory spices.  Make them ahead, and make extra for snacking.
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Spiced and Spiked Whipped Cream Recipe Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Spiced and Spiked Whipped Cream LR-2752

 

 

 




4 thoughts on “Spiced and Spiked Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

  1. I love the easy assembly, and how flavor packed it is. Yum. How nice to have such a great looking cake cake as a Fall go to.

  2. It’s finally hot here too! Our Indian Summer arrived without warning. I have baked Banana Bread and a loaf of yeasted whole wheat bread. And simmered spaghetti on the stove top anyway. The calendar says it’s fall! I haven’t ventured into the land of pumpkin but after admiring your scrumptious Chocolate Pumpkin Cake I’m ready to dive in! Happy autumn Mary!

  3. Oh my!! Chocolate pumpkin cake sounds like such a dream. Especially one that takes less than an hour. 😛 Also, I love the pumpkin seeds you added on top.

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