But out of the hundreds of cakes I have made, I consider one to be the PERFECT holiday cake.
First of all, this cake is delicious. It is a pumpkin spice cake recipe I found years ago, and every time I make it everyone raves that it’s the best they’ve ever eaten.
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
4 eggs
3 cups sugar
1 can pumpkin
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons salt
2/3 cup hot water
Directions: Mix wet ingredients. Slowly mix in dry ingredients. Add 2/3 cup water at the end and mix well. Bake at 350F degrees until the toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
I always use a cream cheese frosting on my pumpkin spice cakes. It just goes together. I think it’s silly to have one without the other. Here is the basic frosting recipe.
After the cake and frosting are in place, the rest is up to you. You can get as wild and crazy as your imagination will allow.
I have two favorite versions of this Holiday Cake, both commissioned by my lovely and talented sister-in-law for her annual Friendsgiving Dinner Party
Then, we decorated it with dried fruits of every kind, fresh berries, and a salted caramel drip. Perfection.
We topped it with crushed pecans, cinnamon sticks, and anise stars, and dusted the top with cinnamon. Perfection again!