Pumpkin Carrot Cake with Maple Frosting

Pumpkin…. check.

Carrot…. check.

Cake… check.

Maple… check.

Frosting… check.

Can you get any more goodness into one cake?

I might get a tomato thrown at me for saying this… but pumpkin pie… or anything that remotely tastes like pumpkin pie… is not my favorite. I love the smell of pumpkin. I love pumpkin lattes. I love lots of things that have the taste of pumpkin… but there is just something about the consistency of pumpkin pie that makes it on my “not favorite” pie list.

Now, with that being said, I was a little hesitant to try out this pumpkin carrot cake from Libby’s. I mean, I love me some carrot cake… why change a good thing? But, I know Jon loves pumpkin… so I thought this might be a good compromise. And let me tell you… it was! There is a hint of pumpkin in the carrot cake… nothing overwhelming. In fact, Jon thought it was better than regular carrot cake. I wouldn’t go THAT far, but I would say this: for those of you who like pumpkin in small doses… this is the recipe for you!

Shall we?

Let’s begin.

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