Celebration Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Wow your family and guests with this elegant Celebration Pumpkin Cake! Made with a spiced cake mix base, this recipe is surprisingly easy to make, yet delivers incredible flavor and stunning presentation. Layers of moist pumpkin cake are generously frosted with creamy cream cheese frosting and topped with a decadent caramel ice cream topping. It's the perfect show-stopping dessert for any celebration!

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Calories 391.9 kcal
Protein 6g
Rating 5.0 (1 Reviews)
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Recipe adapted from Food.com. Standardized by Forktionary.

Ingredients for Celebration Pumpkin Cake

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How to Make Celebration Pumpkin Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, combine one 15.25 ounce box of spice cake mix, 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree, 4 large eggs, and 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened.
  3. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, or until well combined.
  4. Evenly divide batter among the prepared cake pans.
  5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Let cakes cool in pans for 5 minutes before inverting onto wire racks to cool completely.
  7. Once completely cool, place one cake layer on a serving plate.
  8. Frost the top of the first layer with cream cheese frosting.
  9. Top with the second cake layer and frost.
  10. Add the final cake layer and frost the entire cake, covering the top and sides.
  11. Drizzle caramel ice cream topping generously over the top of the frosted cake, allowing some to drip down the sides.
  12. Garnish with pecan halves (optional).

Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)

Sodium

17 g

Sugar

172g

Fat

26g

Carbs

20g