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Pumpkin Apple Cake with Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting

This cake uses two fall favorites - pumpkin and apples. Everyone will enjoy this moist and flavorful cake especially with the bourbon cream cheese frosting.
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Ingredients
  

For the Cake:

  • 1 cup oil I use avocado or sunflower
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups of pumpkin puree or 1 15 oz can of pumpkin
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 3 cups apples peeled and diced small 2-4 apples depending on size

For the Frosting:

  • 8 oz package of cream cheese softened
  • 1 stick of butter softened
  • 16 oz. confectioners sugar
  • 2 teaspoons nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract The bourbon kind from Trader Joe's is perfect
  • 1-2 teaspoons bourbon More if you desire a stronger booze flavor

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease a 9 by 13 pan.

For the Cake:

  • You can use a stand mixer or large bowl with a hand mixer.
  • Add the oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and pumpkin to the bowl and mix up.
  • When everything is mixed up, add in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until everything is incorporated.
  • Fold in the apples.
  • Pour the batter into a 9 by 13 pan and bake for 45-50 minutes.
  • Make sure the middle of the cake is cooked through. There are a lot of apples and it will be moist, but should not jiggle in the middle.

For the Frosting:

  • Cream the butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
  • Slowly add in the sugar.
  • Add the nutmeg and vanilla.
  • Last, add in the bourbon slowly until it is creamy and good for spreading.
  • If you do not want to add the bourbon, you can use milk in this step.
  • Spread on the cake when it is completely cooled down.