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Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake
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The pumpkin spice latte has been the unofficial drink of fall for years. It's finally turned it into a cake.
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Why You Need to Make This
Pumpkin spice shows up every fall without fail, and every year it finds a new way to earn its place.
This cake version takes the familiar latte flavor and translates it into a poke cake that is as moist as it is flavorful.
The poke cake method, which involves poking holes in the baked cake and soaking it with a flavored liquid, pulls the coffee and pumpkin flavors into the cake's interior rather than keeping them on the surface.
The latte ingredient is what makes this version feel different from a standard pumpkin cake. The coffee flavor runs throughout the whole thing, balancing the sweetness and spice.
I think anyone who enjoys something sweet alongside their morning coffee will find this cake fits perfectly.
Pumpkin spice season moves fast, and the window to enjoy it feels shorter every year.
Make this while fall is here and give the season the dessert it actually deserves.
Complete the Table
Since this is cake, you can add ice cream (in a latte or pumpkin flavor) or drink it with your favorite coffee.
If you are putting together a fall dessert spread, the Berries and Cream Cake on the blog offers a second poke cake option that falls into the same category but brings a completely different seasonal feel.
Recommended Tools
9x13 Baking Dish - A poke cake needs a flat, even surface so the liquid spreads evenly across the whole cake after the holes are made. A 9x13 dish gives you the right depth and surface area to ensure every section of the cake absorbs the liquid evenly, rather than pooling in certain spots while other areas stay dry.
Handheld Electric Mixer - Getting the cake batter and any frosting or whipped topping to the right consistency requires more than stirring by hand. A mixer incorporates air into both, affecting the final texture of the cake and the lightness of whatever goes on top, which matters especially in a cake where the topping does a lot of the visual work.
Joi’s Kitchen Notes
Buying Tip: When buying pumpkin puree, make sure you are picking up pure pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling, which already has sugar and spices added. The two look almost identical on the shelf but behave very differently in a recipe where you control the sweetness and spice levels yourself.
Alternatives: Pumpkin pie spice (which is in this recipe) can replace individual spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove if you want to simplify the ingredient list. A single jar covers everything the recipe needs for fall spice flavor and costs about the same as buying each spice separately.
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