Shelly's Recipe

PUMPKIN POUND CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Category: Cakes

Cake:
Cooking spray
1 tbsp flour
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour (about 13 1/2 ounces)
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup buttermilk

Glaze:
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 350. To prepare the cake, lightly coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with 1 tbsp 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.

Cream sugars butter in a large bow 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 dry ingredients 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 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.