Easy Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe
This Pumpkin Cake is soft, moist, and packed with fall flavor! It comes together in minutes with a cake mix and a few simple ingredients, making it the perfect dessert for family gatherings, holidays, or anytime you’re craving something cozy.
Ingredients
1 box spice cake mix
¼ cup sugar
½ cup oil
¼ cup water
4 large eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin purée
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch pan or a 10-inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, sugar, oil, water, eggs, and pumpkin purée until smooth (about 2 minutes).
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake: For a 9×13-inch pan, bake 25–30 minutes. For a 10-inch Bundt pan, bake 30–40 minutes.
- The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
- Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar or top with vanilla glaze, cream cheese frosting, or your favorite icing.
Notes
Flavor Variations
- Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Cake – Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top before baking.
- Chocolate Pumpkin Cake – Substitute a chocolate cake mix.
- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cake – Stir in ½–1 cup chocolate chips.
- Double Chocolate Pumpkin Cake – Use chocolate cake mix and stir in ½–1 cup chocolate chips.
- Pumpkin Raisin Cake – Stir in ½–1 cup raisins.