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Pumpkin Spice Cake with Mix
When crisp air rolls in and pumpkin cravings hit, this Pumpkin Spice Cake with Mix is the shortcut every home baker needs. Just a box of spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin puree: no eggs, no oil, no stress. It’s moist, tender, and packed with warm autumn spices, making it perfect for busy weeknights, school lunches, or spontaneous leaf-peeping picnics.

Ingredients
Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F.
- Step 2
Grease an 8″ x 8″ cake pan or casserole dish and set aside.
- Step 3
In a medium-sized bowl, beat together the cake mix and pumpkin puree until completely combined.
- Step 4
Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25-28 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Step 5
For the cream cheese frosting, beat together the butter and cream cheese until completely combined.
- Step 6
Add in the vanilla extract and powdered sugar, adjusting the amount of powdered sugar to your personal preference.
- Step 7
Gently stir in the cool whip until combined and not streaky, being careful not to overmix.
- Step 8
Use an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to cover the cake completely with the cream cheese frosting.
- Step 9
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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