Thanksgiving Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

This Thanksgiving is our 3rd annual Octoberfest celebration. Though it was certainly celebrated much differently from last year. It's our first Thanksgiving without my paternal grandmother which under normal circumstances would have been bittersweet. However, combined with social distancing in our 2nd wave we had a very small gathering in my parents' backyard. I am very grateful that we were fortunate to be able to celebrate with my parents and my brother. It was a little chilly but we had good company and yummy food.

My contribution was this 3 layer 6" pumpkin cake covered in cream cheese icing. I know my family will take any cake that is a vessel to cream cheese icing.

Hopefully, next Thanksgiving we will be able to celebrate properly with extended family.

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