Pumpkin Spice Cake With Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup skim milk
• 4 egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Frosting

• 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar (4 cups)

• 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons fat free sour cream
• 1-2 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• orange food coloring, paste orliquid

Directions

1. 1

   Lightly coat a nonstick or stick resistant bunt cake pan with cooking spray and set aside.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

3. 3

   Whisk dry cake mix together with spices and soda in large mixing bowl until well combined.

4. 4

   In a smaller bowl whisk milk together with egg whites, pumpkin and vanilla until combined.

5. 5

   Pour liquid ingredients into mixing bowl and mix all ingredients together on medium speed of an electric mixer for 3-4 minutes until well blended.

6. 6

   Pour batter into pan and smooth out top.

7. 7

   Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done.

8. 8

   Remove cake from oven and cool in pan for 15 minutes.

9. 9

   Invert cake pan on rack.

10. 10

    Remove pan from cake and finish cooling.

11. 11

    After cake has cooled completely, drizzle/pour frosting over cake and top with decorative holiday candies or sprinkles.

12. 12

    For frosing: Whisk or mix all ingredients together until well blended.

13. 13

    Add 1-2 tablespoons additional orange juice if you are planning to drizzle frosting.

14. 14

    Frosting drizzling consistency should be a little thinner than frosting you plan to spread with a knife.