4 Ingredient Pumpkin Cake

Thursday, December 22, 2022
This 4 ingredient Pumpkin Cake is super moist plus deliciously tasty and smells fantastic while baking the aroma just shouts cinnamon pumpkin spice flavors.

If you love the onset of fall flavors this cinnamon-spiced doctored cake mix is going to be the first recipe you'll want to make when it comes to cake, pumpkin, and fall recipes.

I do try to include some alternatives for mix-ins because we love pumpkin seeds and raisins or if you don't have nut allergies to worry about, try some pecans and toasted coconut!

I also have recipe suggestions listed below to even make different versions like a coffee cake style, rum sauce, or slathered in cream cheese frosting so take your pick.

Of course, this pumpkin spice cake tastes great plain dusted with powdered sugar so the skies are the limit of possibilities!

If you love pumpkin, then don't miss this one, everyone will rave about this cake thinking you make it from scratch too, and ask for the recipe!

Scroll down to get the printable recipe card and tell me what you think after you make it in the comment box.

I can't wait for you to try this one!

If you love easy recipes, also try my pumpkin cake mix cookies, pumpkin cheesecake squares, and some slow cooker pumpkin spice latte, to go with all these recipes!










Step by Step 4 Ingredients Pumpkin Cake

  1. Prepare by greasing a bundt pan or paper line a cupcake tin and set aside
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  3. Add the cake mix, pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, and any mixins
  4. Mix until well blended
  5. Pour into the prepared pan
  6. Baking time will vary by the pans used




Here's What You Need To Make 4 Ingredient Pumpkin Cake


  • fresh or canned pumpkin puree
  • ground cinnamon
  • eggs
  • spice cake mix or package yellow cake mix


this is a collage of pumpkin, the batter and cupcakes using a cake mix


Tips and Suggestions:


  • Make a coffee cake filling version below that's a fabulous version see it in the recipe card
  • Add 1 cup of any chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips to this batter
  • Add 1 cup of Raisins or Craisins, toasted coconut and pumpkin seeds
  • Any kind of nuts
  • Leave the cake plain or cream cheese frosted
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar
  • Top muffins and loaves with cinnamon sugar before baking
  • These freeze well
  • Make sure you grease any pans you use heavily
  • Keep unused cake in the refrigerator
  • Use freshly made sugar pie pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin, not pie filling
  • any flavored cake mix can be used.




Tool You May Need:


  • Loaf Pans
  • 13 x 9 Sheet Cake Pan
  • Muffin Tins
  • Bundt Pan
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Mixing Spoons
  • Parchment Paper


this is a pumpkin cake with bacardi rum poured over the top


For the Pumpkin Rum Cake


Just make the cake and while warm use our rum bundt cake recipe and pour the syrup over the top.



these are pumpkin cupcakes with white chocolate chips


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4 ingredient Pumpkin Cake

4 ingredient Pumpkin Cake

Yield: 10
Author: Claudia Lamascolo
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min
A pumpkin semi-homemade cake with just 4 ingredients. It's moist, easy to make, and also is great using loaf pans for gift giving!

Ingredients

  • 15 oz of fresh pureed pumpkin or 1 can of canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 package (15.25 ounces) of spice cake mix or a package of yellow cake mix
  • Optional - 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate, white chocolate or raisins to mix in the batter
  • Garnish:
  • Cream Cheese frosting canned or homemade frosting recipe
  • mini chocolate chips
  • Plastic decorations from a dollar store for the cake topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a bundt pan, loaf pan, muffin tin or sheet cake pan.
  2. Mix all ingredients till well blended.
  3. Place half the batter into greased pan (batter will be extremely thick) add chocolate chip below the mixture on top, then more batter.
  4. Bake at 350 till the center is firm and the toothpick test is clean, around 45 minutes depending on what size pan you use..
  5. Cool cake completely
  6. Frost with canned frosting, or use my homemade frosting below.
  7. If using the filled version, dust it with powdered sugar.
  8. Version 1 Filled Cake :
  9. Optional Coffee Cake Style Filling:
  10. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  11. 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips or chunks (
  12. 1/2 cup chopped nuts optional
  13. 2 tablespoon flour
  14. mix together and set aside.
  15. Divide the batter, and fill with half the batter top more batter than the filling on top.
  16. Bake as directed.
  17. Version 2 Frosting Recipe:
  18. Cream Cheese Frosting
  19. 1/2 cup butter, softened
  20. 1 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  21. 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  22. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  23. 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  24. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  25. mini chocolate chips
  26. Beat all together except for mini chips, frost cooled cake, and sprinkle the top with mini chips
  27. Adult Version 3 Bacardi Rum Drizzle Topping:
  28. 1/4 cup water
  29. 1 cup sugar
  30. 1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum
  31. 1/2 cup butter
  32. Boil ingredients for 5 minutes in a heavy-duty pan.
  33. Place the baked bundt cake on a deep cake server to catch the drippings..
  34. Poke holes in warm cake, throughout the cake evenly with a fork, and pour mixtures over the top of the warm cake.
  35. Cool completely.
  36. Serve with whipped cream sprinkled with cinnamon sugar on top.

Notes

Optional Topping As Shown in Photo:


Topping 1/2 cup of shredded coconut (I like mine toasted, just spread on parchment paper and put in the oven at 350 degrees until browned)

1/4 chopped finely chopped raisins dark or golden

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds or chopped pecans set aside


Tips and Suggestions:


  • Make a coffee cake filling version below that's a fabulous version see it in the recipe card
  • Add 1 cup of any chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips to this batter
  • Add 1 cup of Raisins or Craisins, toasted coconut and pumpkin seeds
  • Any kind of nuts
  • Leave the cake plain or cream cheese frosted
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar
  • Top muffins and loaves with cinnamon sugar before baking
  • These freeze well
  • Make sure you grease any pans you use heavily
  • Keep unused cake in the refrigerator
  • Use freshly made sugar pie pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin, not pie filling
  • any flavored cake mix can be used.


Nutrition Facts

Calories

325

Fat (grams)

26

Sat. Fat (grams)

9

Carbs (grams)

30

Net carbs

19

Sugar (grams)

28
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Other Pumpkin Recipes


Pumpkin Spice Cake Mix Cookies
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Latte
Pumpkin Turnovers
Italian Roasted Pumpkin Seeds



Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2010. It was edited and re-published in 2022.

33 comments

  1. A splendid bundt cake! The large slice with cheese frosting looks heavenly!

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  2. yummmmmmm... I'll take the adult version, and quick

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  3. This looks amazing Claudia. LOVE the chips in the pumpkin cake! I've been away for a couple of weeks...nice recipe to come back to!

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  4. What a heavenly cake Claudia! I am lovin on the rum frosting too. I hope that big slab is for me!

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  5. Great recipes...I'm with Drick, will take the adult version :)

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  6. Questa torta con la zucca e chips di cioccolata è davvero fantastica. complimenti. Buona domenica Daniela.

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  7. I like both versions. A little runmnever hurt - but I'll take my pumpkin anyway I can. Autumn-pretty, autumn-lovely.

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  8. Creamed cheese, chocolae, pumpkin, rin...what's not to love here!!!!

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  9. I didn't make dessert tonight... OMG I wish I had a slice of this! Beautiful cake Claudia. Love the adult version :)

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  10. Wow, that slice of cake looks so good that I'm practically speechless. I want a piece.

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  11. I do have plenty of pumpkin which I'm starting to slowly cook and portion away...ready to go just for recipes like these ;o)
    The use of dark Rum is so much better suited than the white Rum variety...great decision on your part ;)
    The cake looks ready for my fork once again. LOL

    Have a lovely Sunday,
    Claudia

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  12. thank you for linking this delicious spiced cake

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  13. Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments...hope you all try this one...easy and perfect for fall!

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  14. pumpkin bundtcake ,oh,looks so good and the ingredients are lovely!

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  15. I vote for the adult version. Dark rum with the spices sounds yummy.

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  16. Pumpkin? Excellent. Chocolate chips? Yum. Cream Cheese frosting? Definitely. And THEN you add rum? I *must* try this.

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  17. Sign me up for a big slice of the adult version.

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  18. Yes please, I will take a slice of two of this deliciousness!

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  19. beautiful cake Claudia! thanks for sharing :)

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  20. Incredible and so easy!

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  21. Loving all the variations you've included for this recipe.

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  22. Loving all the variations you've included for this recipe.

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  23. This sounds amazing! A perfect cake for pumpkin season and the rum pushes it over the top!!

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  24. I'm all about adding the rum. What a delicious cake to ring in my very favorite season!!

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  25. So much easier to make than pumpkin pie!

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  26. Love the idea of using cake mix for this. Makes it so much easier!

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  27. This recipe caught my attention when I saw it had just 4 ingredients. And it was so easy to make, and yummy to eat! Thanks!

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  28. Not only does this sound so easy to make but sounds so delicious to eat! What a perfect fall recipe!

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  29. This recipe couldn't be any easier! Thanks for all of the fantastic ideas for different ways to make these spice-a-licious treats!

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  30. A delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Spice Cake! Your awesome post has been featured on Full Plate Thursday,560 this week! Thanks so much for sharing with us and hope you come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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