Boozy Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Maple Glaze

It’s impossible for me to think of any dessert that screams “fall” more that this quadfecta of autumnal flavors: bourbon, pumpkin, cinnamon, and maple. If this Boozy Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Maple Glaze isn’t a celebration of the season in dessert form, I’m not sure what is!

 

I brought this cake over to my pal Kathleen’s house last week – she made this, and side note, let’s all agree to make it immediately, it was delicious – and it went over, ummm, extremely well. It was my usual combo of sweet (but not too sweet) cake, but with a topping that adds extra sweetness to make it really sing. The bourbon was fairly mild but added a little extra punch, the spices bringing some warmth to the cake, and the texture is (sorry/not sorry) perfectly moist. I also made some cinnamon ice cream that was perfect and I’m realizing I don’t have a recipe for on this blog (we’ll work on that for the future).

 

One other note about this lovely dinner party we went to: Kathleen served popcorn as an appetizer (along with cheeses and some fancy salami). As a popcorn-focused person, I can tell you that it was one of the more brilliant appetizers I’ve ever had, and an idea I’ll be copying very soon!

 

 

This cake makes a great holiday gift in part because it’s so easy to bake, along with being so very seasonal. One loaf wraps up nicely in one of these, and the maple glaze can be gifted in a separate mason jar (or left off – while highly encouraged, the cake is still quite tasty without).

 

 

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Posted on November 24, 2019
This entry was posted in baking, cakes, holidays, quick and easy and tagged fall baking, fall desserts, pumpkin.