What kind of icing would you use with a pumpkin spice cake?? Have been thinking about this all day, and can't find something that sounds yummy. Any ideas??

I made a cream cheese frosting and added some cinnamon to it and it was really good. I think it would be just as good without the cinnammon too.

cream cheese all the way! there's a recipe listed on cc for 'heavenly pumpkin spice cake' (if i remember correctly) that is sooo good and i think it might list a scrumptious pumpkin mousse filling too.
happy caking!

I won't be able to refrigerate this cake. Will the cream cheese frosting be OK if not refrigerated?

i make mine with Cinnamon buttercream. im making some this weekend for my grandmothers fundraiser

Earlene Moore has a Cr Ch b'cream recipe that is good up to a week UNrefrigerated.
It basically is a good b'cream with something like 8 oz of Cr Ch added.....have used it for many years now

wedding cake? layer cake, sheet cake?
something you have to prepare in advance?
room temp in texas is pretty cool right now.
if the heater's not on, and you're preparing it & it's being consumed immediately afterwards, i don't see why it would have to be refrigerated.
know you have to be careful, but cream cheese icing is not THAT perishable is it? the mousse filling would be more perishible, i believe.

Earlene Moore's cream cheese icing recipe:

http://www.earlenescakes.com/icings.htm

HTH

You could use your regular buttercream recipe and replace the liquid with Pumpkin Spice liquid coffee creamer.

Hi all of these recipies sound so good. Has anyone a good pumpkin spice cake recipie. Perhaps one using a cake mix. I have tried one out of a betty crocker book, and I have one from duncan hines using a yellow cake which I find odd because they have a great spice cake? I need one for a 14" tier of a base wedding cake. The rest will be dummy cakes. And then 168 chocolate and white cupcakes. So I would really love this pumpkin spice cake to be great.

I use cinnamon buttercream with my Pumpkin Spice cake. I usually use a caramel filling as well.

As for the recipe; The cake mix doctors' Pumpkin Spice cake is INCREDIBLE! I would highly recommend using that. I used to use a scratch recipe, then came across this and........ I am completely in love! It is my new fav!

Last weekend I made this cake here: http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2198049 and the bottom tier was DeniseNH's Pumpkin Spice Cake http://cakecentral.com/recipes/pumpkin-spice-cake/ Instead of using individual spices, I used 1 TBSP pumpkin pie spice for the cake, then took some of my Vanilla Buttercream and added some pumpkin pie spice (no measurements, just add until it tasted good.) I got more raves over that than any other part of the cake (except for the overall appearance of the cake.) Repeat after me "To Die for"!

I searched the internet high and low and found it here: http://www.shopfoodex.com/jello-instant-pumpkin-spice-pudding-p-35981.html I think I bought 10 boxes of it just to be on the safe side. I think it did add to the overall flavor of the cake. I haven't made it without it, I may try that, but once I had it I used it and it was WELL worth the $$.

Thanks for the support on the chocolate wrap cake!! I was hoping to do the wraps in pure chocolate but it kept tearing and I had to mix it with chocolate fondant -- either way the whole room smelled like chocolate!!!

Maple cinnamon buttercream with a cheesecake filling. YUM!

Caramel cream cheese filling... homemade caramel with cream cheese added to it... is wickedly good in a spiced pumpkin cake.

bobwonderbuns~~ok. You convinced me. I just found and ordered 12 (yes 12 boxes) on eBay for $21.24 with free shipping. That comes out to $1.77 a box. I already have everything else in the recipe for the pumpkin spice cake. I'll try your variation using pumpkin pie spice in the cake and frosting. Thanks.

THANKS for all the replies!!! You guys are way beyond awesome. Bob, LOVE the shower cake. Some day I will get brave.....

I made a pumpkin spice cake for a friend's fall wedding and used praline pecan buttercream. I added some praline flavoring to my buttercream. For the filling, I made homemade praline pecans , chopped them and stirred into the buttercream. Very rich -but was a real hit!

i used cream cheese with mine, and then had someone request vanilla buttercream...and i have to say, it was delicious. almost better than c.cheese...

Made Denise's  PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE and would not use any other.   I paired with burnt butter Buttercream.  Rave reviews from everyone, including some professional bakers!

I always use a Maple frosting with my pumpkin spice cake:)

AI have a request from a groom for a Ginger buttercream to top a pumpkin cupcake in Dec. I have not tried i yet. It sounds good but never tasted it . Has anyone here ever tried that flavor combination. Or maybe another suggestion other then adding the powdered ginger to the buttercrean. It's for a wedding and I want it to taste yummy. Thanks

Alaina

I have not made a ginger buttercream but I just made the pumpkin cake, paired with a Cinnamon Cream Cheese Buttercream...since they like everything spicy, I grated a little nutmeg. I don't see why you can't use the ginger...not my fav...but its easy enough to try. IF you don't want to use powdered ginger, check to see if Lorann makes an oil or emulsion that you can use. Hope this helps!

AThanks jerseygirlNga. That Cinn-Cream Cheese buttercreme sounds good. I'll have to try that out sometime. but like you said it's easy enough to try the ginger buttercreme. I'll see how it tastes then go from there. Thanks again and happy baking. :)