While at the store yesterday, my boyfriend saw a Pumpkin Spice Cake. He mentioned the cake a couple of times so I figured he must want something like that at the house. I told him that I could make one and that we didn’t need to buy one. Since today is Columbus Day, I had the day off. Yep, bankers get all of the holidays off, even the BS holidays. But I’m not complaining. I quite like my days off. So today I decided to make the pumpkin spice cake. I was going to make one from scratch but I had a lot of things to do today so I decided to make one using boxed cake mix. *gasp* Seriously, boxed cake mix tastes pretty darn good. Of course, when making from scratch, you eliminate a few additives but after scouring over the ingredients on the box, I wasn’t to concerned with any of the ingredients. Anyhow, I made this cake for Thanksgiving last year so I decided to make it again today since it got rave reviews the last time I made it. Now I did make the cream cheese icing from scratch because quite frankly, prepackaged icing tastes horrible. I used the same recipe that I used to make my carrot cake cupcakes. Those were really good so if you haven’t checked out the recipe yet, you surely need to! I hope you enjoy my easy pumpkin spice cake recipe!
Ingredients
adapted from allrecipes.com
For the cake
- 1 box of white cake mix (I used Pilsbury Moist Supreme)
- 1 3.4 oz box of butterscotch pudding
- 4 eggs, room temp and beaten
- 1 C canned pumpkin puree
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 C water
- 1/4 C vegetable oil
For the cream cheese icing
- 4 oz of cream cheese, room temp
- 1/4 C butter, room temp
- 1 tbsp whipping cream
- 2 C confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
Directions
For the cake
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Grease a 10 inch tube pan with vegetable shortening and then dust with flour
3. Mix all ingredients together and blend with an electric mixer
4. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth with a spoon
5. Bake for 40-45 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before icing.
For the cream cheese icing
1. Mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth
2. Add the vanilla and mix well
3. Gradually add the confectioners sugar and mix until well blended
4. Add the whipping cream and mix well. If you prefer a thinner icing, add more whipping cream
Enjoy
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This looks yummy, dear! And I LOVE that it is a bundt cake (I may be *a little* obsessed with bundt cakes, lol!).
And there is NOTHING wrong with using a box of cake mix now and again. I have a few in my cabinet for when I feel like adding a few things & making a bundt cake.
I love all things pumpkin. This looks great, Julie!
Yes!!! i will be making this over the weekend. i'm also making Apple Dapple, in honor of my great-granny, who always made it for me. it's my first birthday, holiday, etc. without her.
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I love pumpkin spice cake! (and the fact that this one is so easy to make!)
This looks like real home baked cake… just like my mom would make. Yum. Thanks for sharing you really tempted my sweet tooth.
Jillian
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Oh, I'm so glad we're friends… I only wish we were closer because this looks amazing and I'd sit right down and devour that with you – you know, since we're such good friends and I wouldn't want you to have to consume all those calories by yourself
Oh I need a piece of that cake also! I need a piece shipped to me! YUMMY!
This looks (and sounds) soooo good! I've been in a bit of a baking rut lately and this is inspiring me to start baking again!
This cake looks really good, love the butterscotch pudding. Definitely on my list to try! Following back – Kelly @ Semi Homemade Mom.
Wow that last photo is so pretty! Love the way you used cake mix as a base to make such a delicious looking dessert.
Thanks for sharing at Mealtime Monday!
Kaylee
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Omg, I can just taste it by looking at it!
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Yummy! You have to bring one of these on your next trip to Lakeland.
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You need to be a baker babe. Like, right now. Email me at thekitschentruck@gmail.com ?
Mmmm….I think I can even smell it from here! It looks terrific!
Debbie
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Yummm! Looks fantastic, especially that last pic! Thanks for joining the party at Keep Calm and Link Up! Come back again this Thursday night!
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Julie,
I love all things pumpkin and this looks delicious. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
Michelle
Mmmm~! Looks SO good! I found you through The Mandatory Mooch. I will definitely be back and hope you'll come share at my Farm Girl Blog Fest: http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/10/farm-girl-blog-fest-4.html
Thank you for participating in the Sew-licious Pumpking Recipe Party! I can't wait to try it!! http://sewliciousdecor.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/sew-licious-pumpkin-recipe-hop.
Gosh, I just printed this recipe last night from the JUST A PINCH website. The recipe must be very popular. The original addition of the recipe to JUST A PINCH was made by Candy Ayers [Cooking Chic] on Dec. 1, 2010. Candy resides in St. Paul,MN so if anyone would like to pass on some credit, I'm sure she'd appreciate the Koo-dos!
I actually found this type of recipe on Allrecipes.com last year. I made this for Thanksgiving last year and decided to make it again since it was so good! A lot of these types of recipes are floating around all over the internet. I found a rum cake recipe on Allrecipes.com that I make occasionally and I've spotted the same recipe on other sites as well.
I'll have to check out the Just A Pinch website. I had never heard of it until you mentioned it. Thanks!
This looks delish and a great way to use the pureed pumpkin from our decorations. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday! Hope to see you next week.