Toffee Pumpkin Snack Cake

This yummy pumpkin recipe has fall written all over it. Snag a slice of this pumpkin cake for a sweet snack, or serve it as a pretty fall dessert.

Toffee Pumpkin Snack Cake
Photo: Jason Donnelly
Prep Time:
20 mins
Bake Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
24

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup sugar

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour

  • cup buckwheat flour or whole wheat flour

  • ½ cup spelt flour or whole wheat flour

  • ¼ cup flax seeds, hemp seeds, and/or chia seeds

  • 2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 15 ounce can pumpkin

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

  • 1 cup toffee pieces

  • 1 recipe Cream Cheese Icing Drizzle

Cream Cheese Icing Drizzle

  • 2 ounce cream cheese, softened

  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened

  • ¾ cup powdered sugar

  • 2 tablespoon milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl stir together the first nine ingredients (through salt). Add the eggs, pumpkin, and oil; stir until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup of the toffee pieces. Spread batter in an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup toffee pieces.

  2. Bake about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Spoon Cream Cheese Icing Drizzle over cake.

Cream Cheese Icing Drizzle

  1. In a medium bowl beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and enough milk to make drizzling consistency. Makes about 3/4 cup.

To Store:

Place bars in a single layer in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

265 Calories
15g Fat
31g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 24
Calories 265
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 19%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 206mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 31g 11%
Total Sugars 22g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 67mg 1%
Folate, total 13.5mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg
Vitamin B-6 0mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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