Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and flour a 9” tube pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl beat the beat the brown sugar with the oil. Beat in the eggs then the molasses, yogurt, and pumpkin.

Step 3

In another bowl whisk the flour with the spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Step 4

Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and whisk until no lumps remain.

Step 5

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the cakes starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.

Step 6

Remove to a wire rack and let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Gently remove from pan and let cool completely.

Step 7

Beat together the cream cheese, molasses, icing sugar and water. Set the cooled cake on a serving plate and drizzle the icing over the cake.