Easy Pumpkin Pie Cake

Canned pumpkin, spices, and a boxed cake mix work their magic to create this pumpkin pie-like cake which is filled and frosted with a cinnamon-cream cheese frosting.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 381 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 3 large eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch cake pans.

Step 2

Combine cake mix, pumpkin puree, water, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar, butter, Neufchatel cheese, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl; beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Fill and frost the cooled cake.