Fall is HERE! That means it’s time for Pumpkin everything! Here’s a quick and Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Cake Recipe for you to bring to your next party or pot luck.
Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Cake
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| By author | Dish Ditty |
Ingredients
- 1 box White Cake Mix
- 5 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Butter (melted)
- 1 can Pumpkin (15 oz can)
- 1/4 cup Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie spice (or mixture of cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves and ground nutmeg)
- 2/3 cups Powdered Sugar
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In one bowl, mix together 3/4 of the pumpkin, 4 eggs, melted butter and 1 tsp pumpkin pie spices together. Add the box cake mix and mix well. Pour 2/3 of it into a 9x13 pan sprayed with Pam. | |
| Step 3 | |
| In another bowl, melt 3/4 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave, in 30-45 second increments, stirring until just melted (do not burn). Add to the remaining 1/4 pumpkin cake mix and mix well. Pour on top of the pumpkin cake mix, spreading lightly (it need not be even). | |
| Step 4 | |
| In another bowl, combine the remaining pumpkin with 1 egg, softened cream cheese, 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice and 3/4 cup of powdered sugar. Mix well and pour on top of cake. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Bake at 350 degrees for 22-26 minutes, or until center is fully cooked. Cool and serve. | |
I don’t usually go crazy making everything pumpkin during the Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons, but today I wanted to make a dessert, I had a box cake and a can of pumpkin. This is the result. Easy and better than just a simple pumpkin cake.
Enjoy!
