Harvest Loaf Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, eggs, oil and vanilla until blended. Combine dry ingredients; gradually stir into pumpkin mixture., Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, milk and salt until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake; cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Spray 2 - 9 x 5 loaf pans with non stick cooking spray and then flour.
• 2. In a medium bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3. Sift together dry ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with pumpkin, ending with flour mixture.
• 4. Stir in chocolate chips and one cup pecans.
• 5. Spoon into pans evenly. Sprinkle with remaining pecans.
• 6. Bake for 65 - 70 minutes, or until pick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pans; remove to wire racks.
• 7. Spice glaze: Mix ingredients together until desired consistency is reached.
• 8. Glaze with spice glaze while still warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray one 9-inch and one 8-inch round cake pan.
• In large bowl, beat 1 box cake mix, 1 cup of the apple cider, 1/3 cup of the butter, 3 of the eggs, 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon and 1/8 teaspoon of the nutmeg with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the ginger and 1/2 cup of the pecans. Pour into pans.
• Bake and cool as directed on box for 9-inch and 8-inch rounds.
• Meanwhile, place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed above, using remaining cake mix, apple cider, butter, eggs, cinnamon and 1/8 teaspoon of the nutmeg. Stir in remaining ginger and pecans. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake as directed on box for cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes in pans; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Stir 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg into each container of frosting. Fill and frost cake layers with frosting, placing 9-inch layer on bottom. Remove paper baking cups from 9 cupcakes. Arrange 5 cupcakes upside down on top of cake (cut off thin layer from tops with serrated knife, if necessary, to make tops flat). Frost sides and tops. Center 3 cupcakes upside down on first layer of cupcakes; frost sides and tops. Place 1 cupcake upside down on top; frost.
• Decorate cake with candies. Squeeze green decorating icing through drawing tip to make vines. Frost and decorate remaining cupcakes with candies, or wrap and freeze for another use. Store cake loosely covered.

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, mixing well. Blend in eggs.
• To the butter and sugar mixture add flour mixture and pumpkin alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• Spoon into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes. Test periodically with a toothpick or cake tester until it comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire rack.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 grease 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan 1. Combine flour, soda, spices & salt in small bowl. 2. Cream butter in large bowl. Gradually add sugar & eggs. Cream until light & fluffy. 3. Add dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. 4. Stir in chocolate chips (& walnuts - optional) 5. Bake @ 350F for 60 min or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Let stand 6 hours before serving.