The Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Gooey Cake Recipe
A moist, spiced pumpkin cake topped with a creamy, melted cream cheese swirl for the ultimate autumnal comfort dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 9 squares 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×9 pan.
- Cream butter and brown sugar together until fluffy.
- Mix in pumpkin puree, egg, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Fold in flour and baking powder until just combined.
- Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Spread pumpkin batter in pan, then dollop and swirl in cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until edges are set but center jiggles.