Fried Pumpkin Layer Cake with Cream Cheese and Orange Frosting

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Ok... I have to say I didn't deep fry this, I wimped out and stopped short of that final step. I have to say, the cake itself was A HIT! Everyone loved the unfried version. I make it every year now. No leftovers to the sadness of the guests!

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I used a can of pumpkin as a request from a friend. I also did not deep fry the cake. However if I had something big enough to deep fry it in, I totally would! the icing is really good too, except mine came out pink. Oops...

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it tasted very good i wish i knew this cake years back. thanks foodnetwork

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I've probably made this cake a dozen times over the past year for various occasions. It's a hit every time!
I followed the recipe exactly except for the frying part. It's still delicious. Thanks!

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I wanted to do something different for thanksgiving. This is easy and delicious!!!
I didn't fry it. I used a 9x13 glass pan for approx. 25 to 30 min. I did add more pumpkin spice to the batter... but that is a taste preference. The frosting I used a teaspoon of pure orange extract. I didn't have the the orange or juice to use or zest. That turned out very tasty tooo!!!!!!!!! It was a great hit. A nice change over pumpkin pie. Thank you Paula!!!!!!!

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Its the day before thanksgiving and i decided to make this cake.. I literally just finished making it and i wanted to pass on a few tips based on what i've found.... I was a little hesitant on making it for fear of the frying part... as I...#1 have close to zero experience with frying anything.. and #2 have zero experience frying a cake...however, my curiosity won the battle and this is what i found. I found that it is a good idea to (other than getting the widest pan you can fry in... make sure there is enough oil in the pan to coat the ENTIRE cake.. so that you don't have to flip it... that was the trickiest part... i started with about an inch of oil..and when i put the cake in... only half of it was being fried, and i HAD to then flip it ...that was when the first layer split in half...but i thought... ok.. this one will go on the bottom.. and the frosting will help the wound... ; .. the second layer ..i managed to keep together.....and then continued with the frosting after letting it cool and absorb excess oil with lots of paper towels..... and it looks good! Another thing i've noticed was that you definitely don't need all the sugar in the frosting.. I had to add another 5oz. of cream cheese to make it a little less sweet...(because at first? i couldn't even taste the cream cheese.. I just tasted the powdered sugar.. so after i added the extra cream cheese it was much better. This may have been because i decided not to do the orange flavoring/coloring... as i am not a fan... (which potentially could have masked the over powering sugar taste..but i'll never know... so instead, i substituted with 1 tbspn of vanilla extract.. As far as the taste of the cake as a whole? I had a little morsel so far.. and it was super delicious... but i will post tomorrow what the final outcome is when my taste buds are done partying! :D

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Exactly what everyone is saying..."eat in moderation and enjoy the scrumptious foods Paula makes, and bakes, with her heart." She's happy, wonderderful, loving, and very HEALTHY!!!!
"Stop and smell the cake..."

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I made it just like a regular cake..did not deep fry it..very tasty and great for the Harvest/thanks season...

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I've made this cake 3 or 4 times now and every time it gets great reviews. I do make a few changes. Most importantly, I do NOT deep fry the cake. The cake is delicious as is and doesn't need to be deep fried. For the frosting, I don't like citrus in (most desserts, so I left out the orange zest. I DID use the OJ in the frosting, though I suppose you could also use milk. Finally, I don't use food coloring in the frosting because I like the look of the cake with white frosting. Every time, the cake comes out moist and flavorful and is the perfect match for the cream cheese frosting. Thanks!

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my husband says eat right stay fit die anyway . alittle cake never killed anybody Paula you rock girl friend i never made anything bad from your reciepes love them all