Darn Good Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipes

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat overn to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, water, oil, pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat at medium speed for 5 minutes. Stir in pecans. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost cake or serve with whipped cream.

SUPER MOIST PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease and lightly flour 2 9-inch round cake pans; set aside.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, pumpkin, hellmanns mayonnaise, eggs and pumpkin pie spice 30 seconds.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping sides occasionally, 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
• On wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
• Sprinkle, if desired, with confectioners sugar or fill and frost with vanilla frosting.
• Note: May prepare cake mix as above in 13x9-inch baking pan and bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• For an extra special twist, stir 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice into 1 1/3 cup vanilla frosting. Frost cake, then lightly press finely chopped toasted pecans ontoside of cake.

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously grease bundt pan (be sure to use a larger bundt pan because there will be a lot of batter).
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pumpkin, brown sugar, oil, and pumpkin pie spice.
• Beat with mixer for 1 minute.
• Add eggs, beat for 2 minutes more.
• Prepare topping* by melting butter with brown sugar in small saucepan.
• Remove from heat and add nuts.
• Pour half of the cake batter into greased bundt pan.
• Pour small amount of topping mixture on top of the cake batter, all the way around (be careful to keep in the center and not get close to the side or middle of the pan).
• Pour the rest of the cake batter into the pan.
• Bake cake at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert onto plate.
• When cake is completely cool, re-warm remaining topping and drizzle remaining topping on cake.
• *The topping instructions aren't very specific and you really don't have to cook it a long time, just until the sugar and butter are melted and bubbling.

DARN GOOD PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F.
• BEAT first 7 ingredients with mixer until well blended. Pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• BAKE 32 to 35 minute or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with your favorite frosting if desired.

DARN GOOD CHOCOLATE CAKE ( CAKE MIX CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans.
• Dust with flour and tap out the excess; set pans aside.
• Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
• Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
• The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.
• Bake for 27-32 minutes (since I switched pans, I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.
• Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.
• Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• Now is the time to start preparing your frosting.
• Run a knife along the edges on the cakes pans and carefully remove cake by inverting it; allow to cool for 20 minutes more on the wire rack right side up.
• When the cake layers are completely cool, cut layers in half (save a domed layer for the top-- it makes your cakes look homemade) and frost.

WHITE CHIP PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease 12 cup bundt pan.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, and oil in large bowl. Beat at low speed until moist, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Fold in vanilla chips and crystallized ginger. Pour into bundt pan.
• Bake 45 minutes. Cool 25 minutes, invert on serving dish and drizzle with half of cinnamon glaze. Serve with additional glaze.
• Cinnamon Glaze:.
• Heat evaporated milk just to a boil. Remove from heat and add vanilla chips. Stir until smooth. Add cinnamon.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Butter and flour two - 8 inch (20 cm) cake pans. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and honey until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla, and beat until incorporated.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
• Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the pumpkin batter, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Divide the batter in half and then pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for approximately 25 - 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then invert and remove the cakes from their pans.
• * If you decide to use less honey, remember to increase the buttermilk slightly to compensate (honey is about 20% water).
• ** To make the pumpkin puree, first cut the pumpkin in half lengthwise, remove seeds and stringy fibers, and then place cut-side down on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) for approximately 45 minutes to 1 1/4 hours (depending on size) or until easily pierced with a knife. Scoop out the pulp and puree in a food processor until smooth. To extract all the liquid, strain through a cheesecloth lined strainer. Cool the puree before using.
• ** To make your own buttermilk combine 1/4 cup (120 ml) of milk with 1/2 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. Stir and let stand for 10 minutes before using.
• These make great muffins/cupcakes too -- fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full and bake them for 15-20 minutes (be sure to fill empty muffin cups with water so that the heat is evenly distributed).

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan or tube pan.
• In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Remove from heat and mix in the sugar, pumpkin puree, vanilla, and eggs.
• Add the baking powder and baking soda in pinches, breaking up any lumps with your fingers.
• Stir in thoroughly.
• Stir in the salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.
• Stir in the flour, just until blended, then the nuts and raisins.
• Pour and scrape the batter into the pan.
• Smooth the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and cool on the rack for about 15 minutes more. When cool, dust top with confectioners' sugar, if desired.