This easy gingerbread pumpkin bundt cake is perfect for the holiday season! Moist spice cake mixed with our popular moist pumpkin bread recipe drizzled with frosting and orange zest you will surely love!
This easy gingerbread pumpkin bundt cake drizzled with icing, pecans, and a little orange zest. It’s our favorite Christmas dessert that is not only pretty to serve guests but delicious as well. (affiliate links present)
Pumpkin Gingerbread Bundt Cake Recipe
For years I had made a cake mix pumpkin bundt cake for a quick and easy treat after dinner. Great if you are in a rush but if you want to go all out from scratch, homemade, you have got to try our pumpkin gingerbread bundt cake. It looks so pretty, and great this time of year.
Of course you can omit the pecans and/or the orange zest but it really does add such a great texture and flavor to your easy gingerbread pumpkin bundt cake. Combing two flavors like this is a game changer. We have done this same idea with ginger banana bread and it was such a hit!
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Gingerbread Bundt Cake from Scratch
It looks really pretty with these colorful garnishes too…and that is always important when you have company over right! Now we have made this classic Christmas flavor with boxed mix with our Cake Mix Gingerbread Cookies but this is worth it to make from homemade all the way.
Here’s what makes it so easy! Having ONE device that can double, triple, or be used for more than three different appliances I am all over it!! You can chop whole nuts into crushed pieces to either fold inside the batter and/or sprinkle them on top. Just put them in the bowl, pop this attachments on top and push the button. Done!
All of the toppings are of course optional but if you had two side by side with one that was “naked”, this one would definitely be prettier. Gives it some extra sweetness too as gingerbread flavor as a whole can be more intense than others and I think needs some type of glaze or thick frosting on the top.
Then, there’s a whisk attachment too! Used for mixing light things like whipping cream, egg whites, and simple cakes it is perfect. With the same touch of a button you can blend together the wet ingredients. This time we made this easy gingerbread pumpkin bundt cake recipe.
You can use a food processor that is larger or a blender if need be too, just like to share handy tips and things I love when I stumble across them. There are tons of different bundts you can buy too. I have a few that are embedded with different designs and I even have one with leaves and air fryer gingerbread men.
Gingerbread Pumpkin Bread Ingredients
- Bundt pan – I used this one
- Wire rack to cool completely
- Large bowl
- Pumpkin
- Molasses
- Ginger
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- All-purpose flour
- remember how to measure flour
- Pecans
- Eggs
- Lots of spices
- Vanilla or easy cream cheese frosting to drizzle on top
- alternatively with water you can mix some powdered sugar together until thick and drizzle that over
What makes a Bundt cake different from regular cake?
A Bundt cake differs from a regular cake primarily due to its shape, baking method, and sometimes its texture. The shape of the Bundt pan provides more surface area for the batter, leading to more crust development and a unique presentation. The central tube in this pretty pan allows heat to reach the center of the cake more effectively, ensuring even baking throughout the cake. Especially useful for dense batters that might not cook evenly in a regular 9×13″ pan.
Tube cakes are baked in tube pans, which are also ring-shaped with a central tube but usually have smooth, straight sides without the decorative features of a Bundt pan. Both have a hole in the middle which means it will bake faster than a rectangular version and the outside will be a bit crisper.
Their shape is so cute, made as mini bundts. Slightly underbaked makes them ultra moist with sour cream in the batter to enhance that. Thirdly, they are wrapped cute with cellophane and a ribbon (which you could do yourself).
Gingerbread Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cake Mix
If you wanted an easier and faster way to make this I would start with our Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cake Mix recipe and add 1 tbsp of gingerbread spice to add those Fall flavors into the mix. Alternatively you could sprinkle that on top of the frosting instead of inside of the batter, or both!!
Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins
If you want to bake these quick, like in 18-20 minutes you can use a muffin pan instead. Just like when we make our pumpkin zucchini muffins I will use paper liners or spray a bit of non stick spray inside first so when cooled they will slide right out.
How Long to Bake Mini Bundts
For individual Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes you can cut the cook time by 1/3 or so. Once your frosting is warm and slightly melted just drizzle it on top. Sprinkle your chopped pecans on top followed by some orange zest. You’ve got yourself a delicious fall dessert or brunch item! All the stuff on the top are optional of course but it does seem to need some extra sweetness I think.
How do you know when pumpkin bread is done?
The edges of the bread will begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. That is the first sign. Always use the toothpick test for doneness too. It should come out with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. If you want to use a thermometer the internal temperature should be 190°F.
How to Make a Pumpkin Bundt Cake
- Combine dry ingredients such as flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger etc in a bowl and mix well.
- In a separate bowl mix together wet ingredients, slowly add flour mixture with your mixer on low speed.
- When combined well pour into your bundt pan.
- Put into preheated oven.
- It will be done when a toothpick is inserted into the center and comes out clean.
- do not overbake or it will be dry
- After about 5 minutes in the pan, flip over on to a cooling rack so it doesn’t continue to bake.
This can feed a crowd for brunch, remember to follow proper baking methods whether you are making this duo of flavors together or make our gingerbread dump cake too!
Other Christmas Desserts You’ll Love
- Pumpkin apple bread incorporates fresh diced fruit
- Surprise cake is fun with a hidden shape inside
- Lebkuchen cookies are German Christmas cookies we love
- After you’ve enjoyed this pumpkin dessert, you should try our cake mix rum bundt cake too! Want something easier?? Here’s the printable recipe to follow.
Easy Gingerbread Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 bundt pan
Ingredients
- 1 can pumpkin, 15 oz.
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 1 tbsp ginger, minced/ finely chopped
- 3/4 c butter, softened
- 1 1/4 c brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 2 3/4 c all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 c pecans, crushed
- 3 eggs
- 2 c vanilla frosting, melted
- 1 orange, or more, to zest and use on top of bundt cake
Instructions
- In one bowl add your flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix well.
- In another bowl add all other ingredients except your orange zest and frosting. (if you love a bit of orange flavor inside your gingerbread then add 2 tbsp into your batter, then on top as well)
- Use your Braun MultiQuick 9 Whisk Accessory on low speed to mix well.
- Add flour mixture in slowly and mix well with a spoon until well blended.
- Spray the inside of a bundt pan well with non stick spray.
- Set your oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes or just until toothpick comes out clean, you do not want to over bake it.
- Allow to cool and then carefully flip over on to a pie plate.
- Melt vanilla icing for about 10 seconds in the microwave and drizzle on top.
- Use the Braun MultiQuick 9 Chopper Accessory to chop your pecans into small pcs.
- Sprinkle pecans on top.
- Add zest of an orange to the top of your gingerbread pumpkin bundt cake and serve!
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Nutrition
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