Dessert for 13

Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Cake

Name: Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Cake
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 13 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp salt; 4 large eggs; 1/3 cup dark rum; 2 1/2 cups dark brown sugar; 2 cans (14 oz) pumpkin puree; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cans (13 2/5 oz) dulce de leche; 8 oz pecans; 12 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 tsp salt; 16 oz 2 eight-ounce packages cream cheese; 1/2 cup powdered sugar

$10.04for 4130 minServes 13

Spiced pumpkin cake layers bake until firm, then combine with dulce de leche and brown butter cream cheese frosting.

Photo: holajalapeno.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Canned pumpkin, 28 oz$0.14/oz typical	28 oz	$3.92Typical price
	Evaporated, 13 oz$0.14/oz typical	13 oz	$1.88Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 8 oz$0.70/oz typical	8 oz	$5.60Typical price
	Butter, 6 oz$0.40/oz typical	6 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Cream cheese, 16 oz$0.30/oz typical	16 oz	$4.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$32.64

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsWine, beer and spiritsSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

130 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
13servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Latin American Vegetarian Budget Desserts Fall

Typical price

$2.51 per serving$10.04 for 4

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Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
4 large eggs
1/3 cup dark rum
2 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
2 cans (14 oz) pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cans (13 2/5 oz) dulce de leche
8 oz pecans
12 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp salt
16 oz 2 eight-ounce packages cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and oil three 9-inch round cake pans.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt in a bowl.
Beat the eggs, rum, brown sugar, pumpkin, oil, and vanilla together, then stir in the dry mixture.
Divide the batter among the pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until firm and a tester comes out clean.
Brown the butter in a saucepan, cool it, then beat it with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and salt.
Cool the cakes completely, spread dulce de leche between the layers, and frost the cake.

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