Fluffy pumpkin cake: Your perfect autumn treat

Pumpkin cake is a true indulgence, impressing with its taste and lightness. If you dream of a dessert that's as fluffy as a cloud and melts in your mouth, this pumpkin cake recipe is an ideal choice for you.

To prepare pumpkin cake, you'll need a few simple ingredients that you might already have in your kitchen. Here's the list:

• 2 cups of flour
• 3 eggs
• A handful of walnuts
• 1 cup of fine baking sugar
• 1/2 cup of oil
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 0.56 oz of vanilla sugar
• 1-2 ground cloves
• A handful of raisins
• 2 cups of pumpkin pulp (from one medium pumpkin)

Instructions:

1. Preparing the pumpkin: Peel the pumpkin, remove seeds and fibers, then grate or blend it.
2. Egg mixture: Beat the eggs with the sugar into a fluffy mass. Add oil and mix thoroughly.
3. Dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
4. Combining ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, mixing gently.
5. Additions: Fold in the grated pumpkin, raisins, and chopped walnuts.
6. Baking: Transfer the batter to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake in an oven preheated to 350°F for about 45-50 minutes.
7. Finishing: After it cools, sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar.

How to make pumpkin cake even better?

• Experiment with spices: In addition to cinnamon and cloves, you can add other spices like ginger, nutmeg, or cardamom to the cake.
• Additions: Feel free to include other dried fruits like apricots, plums, or cranberries. You can also add chocolate pieces or grated orange peel.
• Cream: Enhance the cake's flavor with a cream made from cream cheese or mascarpone.
• Decoration: Decorate the pumpkin cake with pumpkin pieces, nuts, or mint leaves.

Pumpkin cake is a perfect dessert for autumn and winter evenings. It's simple to make, and the result is always impressive. Try this recipe and discover for yourself how delicious pumpkin cake can be.