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A close-up of a slice of pumpkin cake with yellow cake mix, featuring a thick layer of white frosting. The cake has a yellow, airy interior with visible bubbles and is placed on a beige plate.
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Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix Recipe

Easy pumpkin cake with yellow cake mix and cream cheese recipe. Add frosting for a simple Old Fashioned favorite Fall dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, pumpkin, yellow cake mix
Servings: 9
Author: Justine

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 box cake mix yellow used, could use spice cake mix
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk whole or 2%
  • 2 tbsp cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup pumpkin
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine milk, cream cheese, eggs, and pumpkin puree in a bowl. Whisk together. Add dry ingredients - yellow cake mix, and spices. Mix everything thoroughly and transfer to a square (approximately 8 x 8 inches)or rectangular (6 x 9 inches) baking dish.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with moist crumbs attached, do not bake too long. Let cool in the baking dish on a cooling rack (about an hour).
  • Cake Mix Pumpkin Cupcakes - if baking in muffin pan, line with paper liners and fill 3/4 of the way full. Bake about 18 minutes or until tops spring back when gently touched in the center. Remove from tin and on to a cooling rack to cool.
  • Frosting - Add all ingredients listed below in a bowl. Beat everything with a mixer until you get a homogeneous, smooth, fluffy mass. Use a spatula to apply the glaze to the surface of the cake and refrigerate for at least half an hour. Then cut the cake into pieces and serve.

Notes

Frosting Ingredients

1 cup mascarpone
1/3 cup whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp icing sugar

Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 455mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 1242IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2mg