Hidden Pumpkin Pound Cake 🎃 | Cream Cheese Caramel Fall Dessert

There’s something about November that just feels like butter, sugar, and a cozy kitchen 🧡 This soft, rich cream cheese pound cake hides the sweetest little pumpkin surprise inside — perfectly spiced and wrapped in a silky caramel cream-cheese glaze. Each slice reveals a bit of fall magic 🍂 Bake it on a slow weekend, share it with someone you love, or keep it all for yourself (no judgment here 😌). It’s the kind of dessert that smells like sweater weather, candlelight, and comfort. ☕️ Bake it with me: 🧁 Pumpkin Cut-Out Cake Layer Ingredients: 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 3 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground allspice 1 cup (240 ml) melted coconut oil or avocado oil 4 large eggs 1 cup (200 g) brown sugar ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar 1 can (15 ounce) pumpkin purée 1½ tsp vanilla extract Instructions: 1️⃣ Whisk together dry ingredients. 2️⃣ In another bowl, combine wet ingredients until smooth. 3️⃣ Fold together and pour into a 9×13 pan. 4️⃣ Bake at 350 °F (177 °C) for 30–35 min. Cool completely. 5️⃣ Cut pumpkin shapes with a cookie cutter ( to prevent the cutter to stick, cover the base with oil) freeze 15 min before assembling - this way the pumpkins will hold their shape better through baking. 🍰 Cream-Cheese Pound-Cake Batter Ingredients: ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened 2.5 oz (70 g) cream cheese, softened ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp (65 g) brown sugar 1 Tbsp honey (optional, for warmth) 2 large eggs 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp (35 g) sour cream ¾ tsp vanilla extract 1 cup (118 g) cake flour (or AP flour), sifted ⅛ tsp baking powder Pinch of salt Instructions: 1️⃣ Beat butter + cream cheese until fluffy. 2️⃣ Add sugars + honey; mix until creamy. 3️⃣ Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. 4️⃣ Fold in flour, baking powder, salt. 🎃 Assemble the Loaf 1️⃣ Spread ~1½ cups of batter on bottom of a 9×5 loaf pan (lined + greased). 2️⃣ Arrange pumpkin cut-outs upright in a row. 3️⃣ Spoon remaining batter around and over them until pan is ¾ full. 4️⃣ Bake at 350 °F (177 °C) for 55–65 min, tenting with foil if needed. 5️⃣ Cool 15 min in pan, then lift out and cool completely. 🍮 Caramel-Cream-Cheese Glaze Ingredients: 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened 3–4 Tbsp dulce de leche (boiled condensed milk) Pinch of salt + ½ tsp vanilla extract Instructions: Beat until smooth and glossy, then spread over cooled loaf. ✨ Slice, serve, and enjoy the warmest fall flavors. 💛 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:08 Pumpkin cake base 00:35 Cutting out pumpkins 01:00 Pound-cake batter 01:30 Assembling the loaf 02:10 Baking + caramel frosting 02:40 Slice + reveal 🎥 Watch till the end for that perfect pumpkin reveal! 💬 Comment below your favorite fall dessert 🍁 ❤️ Like, Save, and Subscribe for more cozy bakes and autumn dessert ideas from FoodNourish 🍂 #HiddenPumpkinCake #PoundCake #FallBaking #CozyDesserts #CreamCheesePoundCake #PumpkinDessert #CaramelFrosting #AutumnVibes #BakingInspiration #EasyDesserts #FoodNourish