How to Hack Box Cake Mix to Make Pumpkin Sheet Cake
For this pumpkin sheet cake, I used spice cake mix as my base. Can’t find spice cake mix in the store? No prob. Grab gingerbread or a yellow cake mix. If you grab a yellow cake mix, whisk in a teaspoon or two of pumpkin spice. Instead of following the instructions on the box of cake mix, I subbed Pumpkin Spice Bailey’s for the water and pumpkin for the oil. Popsugar notes that you can substitute pumpkin for oil at a 1:1 ratio, which is exactly what I did here. The result of my substitutions? A delicious perfectly spiced pumpkin sheet cake with a moist crumb that is so easy to make.Make Easy Pumpkin Sheet Cake in a Snap!
To make it you only need one bowl and a handheld mixer. Nothing fancy. Then you just add your box mix to a bowl and dump in the pumpkin, Bailey’s, and eggs. Then mix away. When the cake is thoroughly mixed, you can pour the batter into a 9×13 baking dish that you’ve sprayed with nonstick spray. Then just bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Then let it cool and slather it with this Boozy Pumpkin Spice Buttercream or use The Best Creamy Vanilla Buttercream Icing if you would rather. If you’d prefer, feel free to make a batch of your favorite vanilla buttercream or cream cheese frosting instead. Either would be super delicious. Then, because it’s a sheet cake just slather the frosting right on top. No need to pipe it and get fancy. Then serve it up with a hot spiked pumpkin spice latte and feel those glorious fall vibes. Fair warning, doing this may result in a flock of basic fall girls showing up at your house unannounced to tell you everything they love about fall. I’ll be one of them. Looking for other pumpkin desserts? Try these:- The Best Pumpkin Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
- Boozy Pumpkin Sheet Cake
- Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping
- Italian Style Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Boozy Pumpkin Spice Buttercream
- No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Easy Pumpkin Donuts (from Cake Mix)
Servings: 1 cake, 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 c pumpkin puree
- 1 cup of Bailey's Pumpkin Spice Irish Creme
- 1 batch of boozy Pumpkin Spice buttercream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together spice cake mix, eggs, pumpkin puree and the pumpkin spice Irish creme until thoroughly combined. Scrape down sides to make sure there is no dry mix. Pour into the casserole dish, and spread it out evenly. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Frost with Boozy Pumpkin Spice Buttercream.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Leave a comment