Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
Fall in love with autumns new favorite flavor combination. This Chocolate Pumpkin Cake is bursting with rich chocolate, sweet pumpkin and all our favorite fall spices.
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
For the frosting:
- 1 cup softened butter
- 13 ounce jar marshmallow fluff
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- candy corn pumpkins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, eggs and buttermilk. Add chocolate cake mix and pumpkin pie spice and stir together until just combined. Pour into a greased 13x9 pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool.
- In a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer), beat the butter until smooth. Add marshmallow fluff and mix again. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Beat frosting until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Spread onto cooled cake and decorate with candy corn pumpkins. Cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.