Better Than Sex Pumpkin Cake
BETTER THAN SEX PUMPKIN CAKE is pumpkin cake with a chocolate ganache layer, topped with cream cheese cool whip, & bits of chocolate covered toffee. 🎃 | www.lakesidetable.com
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
- 1 box spice cake (or yellow cake mix)
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg optional
- 1 can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
Chocolate Ganache
- 4 ounces semi sweet baking chocolate chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Topping
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup powder sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
- 1 chocolate covered toffee bar (such as Heath or Skor), chopped
- 1/3 cup toasted pecans chopped (optional)
Instructions
Cake
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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In a large mixing bowl, stir cinnamon and nutmeg into cake mix. Add pumpkin puree and eggs. Mix until smooth.
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Pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish and bake until done, 23 - 28 minutes. An inserted toothpick should come out clean.
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When cake is done, let it cool. Then poke holes over the entire surface.
Chocolate Ganache
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In a microwave safe bowl, mix together the chopped chocolate and heavy cream. Microwave on high for 20 seconds and stir. Then microwave on high in 10 second intervals, stirring each time, until chocolate has melted and is completely smooth.
Whip Topping
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Beat cream cheese with paddle attachment or with electric beaters until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add Cool Whip and blend until completely combined.
Assembly
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Pour 3/4 chocolate ganache over cake and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Reserve some chocolate ganache for final topping.
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when cake is cooled, spread cream cheese whip topping over chocolate.
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Sprinkle chocolate covered toffee bits and toasted pecans (optional) over whip topping and drizzle with remaining chocolate ganache.