Pumpkin Cake Recipe (with Cake Mix)
This pumpkin cake with a cake mix is the easiest way to make a pumpkin cake starting with a yellow cake mix! It's great baked as a 9x13 pan, 10 inch bunt, or round cake. Top it with your favorite cream cheese frosting and you've got a killer pumpkin dessert!
Servings: 16
Calories: 223kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 15 oz pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your cake pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix together the cake mix, pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, sugar, water, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon. Stir for 2 minutes until the batter is super smooth. 1 box yellow cake mix, 15 oz pumpkin puree, 4 large eggs, 1/2 cup oil, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice, 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pour the batter into a greased cake pan and bake until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- For a 9x13 pan, bake for 25-30 minutes.
- For a 10inch bundt cake, bake for 30-40 minutes.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes then carefully remove from the pan to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Top with powdered sugar, vanilla icing, or cream cheese frosting.
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Notes
- Works with spice cake mix; reduce pumpkin spice if using.
- Can be baked in 9x13 or bundt with similar cook time.
- Zero-sugar cake mix works great; omit added sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 4213IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg