• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Organized Island
  • Home
  • Valentine's Day Recipes
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Valentine's Day Recipes
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Subscribe
×

Organized Island » Recipes » Recipes

Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix

Published: Sep 6, 2022 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

Sharing is caring!

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix

This Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix makes a delicious fall dessert with only a few simple ingredients.

Celebrate pumpkin season with this easy pumpkin pie cake. It's full of flavor and topped with a cream cheese frosting. Perfect as a dessert or lunch box snack.

Jump to Recipe
Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix

Why You Will Love This Recipe

This easy pumpkin cake recipe makes a quick desert full of pumpkin flavor.

It's a fun way to elevate a box of cake mix for a seasonal treat. It is also called a Pumpkin Magic cake due to the "magic" of using a boxed cake mix.

It's the perfect fall dessert and likely to be a family favorite. There is nothing like a tasty pumpkin dessert to welcome fall.

Ingredients

Just a few simple ingredients are needed for this recipe. Refer to the recipe card for the measurements.

  • box of yellow cake mix
  • pumpkin puree
  • brown sugar
  • room temperature butter

See recipe card for quantities.

How to Make Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix

Use this section for process shots, alternating between the step and image showing the step. Users don't like seeing process shots cluttering up the recipe card, so include your process shots here.

Combine the dry cake mix with ...

Add the can of pumpkin puree

Mix cake batter over medium speed.

Place into oven at 350 f. While the cake bakes, you can make the frosting.

Hint: You can make this in

Substitutions & Variations

If you know how to make the recipe fit a certain diet, let the reader know here. Don't fake it - only provide guidance on topics you have actual experience with.

  • white cake mix- your favorite grocery store brand.
  • Bundt pan - you can make this in a bundt pan
  • Vegetarian -

Store in an airtight container.

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • electric mixer - stand or hand mixer

Storage & Serving Suggestions

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or .

Top tip

Let cake cool completely before frosting.

FAQ

Question 1

Visit the search results to see which questions come up under the "People also ask" section for your primary keyword, and answer them here

More Quick Dessert Cake Mix Recipes

Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cookies

Strawberry Crunch Cake

Oreo Drip Cake

easy pumpkin cake recipe

Pumpkin Cake with Cake Mix

Raquel Pineira
This Pumpkin Cake with Yellow Cake Mix is a delicious pumpkin cake for the season.
4.86 from 14 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 304 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box yellow recipe cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • ⅓ cup butter softened
  • 6 eggs divided
  • 1 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 ½ tsp. Pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees f, and spray a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together butter yellow cake mix, water, butter, and 3 eggs. Whisk until well combined and there are no lumps of cake mix.
  • Pour into the 9x13 inch pan, and smooth out evenly.
  • In another large mixing bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, brown sugar, half and half, 3 eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  • Pour the pumpkin mixture evenly over the cake mixture, and gently smooth out evenly.
  • Bake the cake in a 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake layer comes out clean.
  • Allow the cake to cool, then prepare the frosting.
  • In a large mixing bowl, use a mixer to beat cream cheese until smooth.
  • Add in powdered sugar and vanilla, and mix to combine, until smooth.
  • In a separate bowl, use a mixer to mix the heavy whipping cream for 2-3 minutes, until peaks begin to form and it has a whipped cream consistency.
  • Add the whipped cream to the frosting mixture, and mix well to combine.
  • Smooth the frosting evenly over the top of the cake.
  • Enjoy! Refrigerate any leftovers.

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 164mgPotassium: 119mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 715IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

I hope you loved this delicious cake recipe.

If you are not yet subscribing to my CELEBRATE THE SEASON newsletter, you can subscribe here. I share easy recipes for the season and a few things that I don’t share here. I email you only once a week as I know how valuable your time is and respect that tremendously!

Easy-simple-recipe-ideas
« French Onion Dip Mix
Chocolate Mint Cupcakes »

About Raquel

Southern California mom who blogs about time-saving recipes, entertaining and party ideas.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Tamara

    September 07, 2022 at 11:42 am

    It looks so cute too, almost like a candy corn!

    Reply
  2. Donna B Reidland

    September 19, 2022 at 2:14 pm

    It's that time of year and this recipe looks delicious!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hi, I'm Raquel! I am a self-proclaimed foodie and have enjoyed cooking and baking since I was little. I loved baking cookies with my mother and grandma as a child, and later making dinners for my parents to foster my passion while in high school. I also had a passion for organizing and keeping things tidy.

More about me →

Budget Meals

  • Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
  • Slow Cooker Irish Beef Stew
  • Chicken Egg Noodle Casserole
  • Slow Cooker Beef Chili
  • Chicken Tenders Fried
  • Chicken Fajitas Crock Pot

Popular Recipes

  • Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats
  • Chex Valentine Mix
  • Deconstructed Lasagna
  • Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups
  • Neiman Marcus Dip
  • Air Fryer Jalapeno Poppers

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy

Accessibility Statement

Newsletter

  • Sign Up! for emails and updates

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2023 · Organized Island · Privacy Policy