Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

By AmberK

Ingredients

• 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/4 cups of sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees mist an 8 inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment

2. Whisk together butter, sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. stir in baking soda, baking pwder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. stir in 1/2 of flour, then milk, then remaining flour, stirring until just combined (do not overmix) fold in chocolate chips and nuts.

3. Scrape batter into pan and smooth tops with rubber spatula. BAke until firm to touch and a tootpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then invert onto rack. Immediately turn right side up onto another rack to cool completely. Cut into 8 squares and serve.