Description
A cozy fall-inspired cake that combines moist pumpkin cake with a cinnamon swirl and a simple vanilla glaze, perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 standard box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Optional: 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, pinch of salt, chopped pecans
- For the glaze: 1 to 1.5 cups powdered sugar, few spoonfuls of milk, splash of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, and water until smooth, being careful not to overmix.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour half the batter into the pan and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture on top, followed by the remaining batter.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
- While cooling, whisk together the glaze ingredients until pourable.
- Pour the glaze over the warm cake.
Notes
For neat slices, let the cake cool longer. For maximum gooeyness, cut sooner.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg