Pumpkin Chocolate Dessert Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch Bundt pan.

In a medium bowl mix the flour cocoa powder pumpkin pie spice baking powder and baking soda. In a large bowl beat together 3/4 cup butter 2 cups sugar applesauce and eggs. Mix in 1/2 cup heavy cream and pumpkin. Stir into the flour mixture just until blended. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.

Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan over a wire rack. Invert cake onto a serving plate.

Place the brown sugar 1/2 cup butter and 1/3 cup heavy cream in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil while stirring to blend until smooth. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the confectioner's sugar and drizzle over the cake immediately.