Pumpkin-chocolate Chip Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chip
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. mist a 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; line with parchment.
• 2 whisk together butter, sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. stir in baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. stir in 1/2 in flour, then milk, then remaining flour, stirring until just combined (do not overmix). fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
• 3 scrape batter into pan and smooth top with a rubber spatula. bake until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. let cake cool in pan on a wire rach for 5 minutes, then invert onto rack. immediately turn right side up onto another rack to cool completely, cut into 9 squares and serve.