WKTV/ The Harried Housewife's recipe for Pumpkin Spice Cake with Rum Cream Cheese Glaze.

The Harried Housewife’s RECIPE BOX

By Cynthia O’Connor O’Hara

Pumpkin Spice Cake with Rum Cream Cheese Glaze

Vegetable shortening, for pan
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 (15-ounce) can 100 percent pure pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

RUM CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
1 (3-ounce) package regular or reduced fat cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons spiced rum
7 to 8 tablespoons milk

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until combined. Add rum; beat until blended. Gradually add milk, beating after each addition, until glaze is of drizzling consistency.

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