Love pumpkin but short on time for a delicious dessert? You are absolutely going to LOVE our Cream Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe! This easy pumpkin dessert works great fall desserts, for both Halloween desserts AND Thanksgiving Desserts, and it is just so easy to make!
Why we love this Cream Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe
As shown it's served as a cake, on a plate. BUT after I cut the entire pan and packaged it up, I realized these are really good as bars, finger foods! Also, you can easily top with caramel and nuts while in the pan and then cut and serve in the pan - potluck style.
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How to Make This Cream Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe
Cream Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- For topping
- Chopped Walnuts
- Caramel Ice Cream Topping
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Cream Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe Directions
Preheat oven to 325 and grease a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
Mix cake mix, butter and 1 egg in a bowl by hand. The dough will take a bit to come together but it will. Evenly press into prepared pan with your fingers. Set aside.
In the same bowl, beat cream cheese for about 1 minute. Add 2 eggs and beat well. Add pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice and beat well. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time and beat after each addition.
Pour into prepared pan, over cake and spread evenly.
Bake 40-45 minutes. Cool completely. Top with walnuts and caramel before serving.
Can I make this recipe ahead of time?
I also put them in the fridge and tried one the next day and I think they were even better than the day of! So this would certainly be a make ahead, and then top with nuts and caramel (if desired) and serve! It's very similar to a pumpkin pie texture on the top with a firm spice cake bottom.
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Cream Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- For topping
- Chopped Walnuts
- Caramel Ice Cream Topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 and grease a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
- Mix cake mix, butter and 1 egg in a bowl by hand. The dough will take a bit to come together but it will. Evenly press into prepared pan with your fingers. Set aside.
- In the same bowl, beat cream cheese for about 1 minute. Add 2 eggs and beat well. Add pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice and beat well. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time and beat after each addition.
- Pour into prepared pan, over cake and spread evenly.
- Bake 40-45 minutes. Cool completely. Top with walnuts and caramel before serving.
Razzi says
Hi - Made this over the Holidays - we like different desserts that have some kind of pumpkin in them - this was perfect -very very yummy everyone loved this - thank you for your recipe -hope you had great holidays
Jenn says
YAY! I am so glad that you liked it! It's a little different, but so good!!! Thank you so much for the feedback!