Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars

Friday, September 9, 2016
All you need is a box of chocolate cake mix and a can of pumpkin some cinnamon spice and you're going to have bars or cake squares that are the moistest and more delicious fall Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars!

You can even use mashed fresh pumpkin the batter will be super thick add an egg to the mix with a little cinnamon, pour it into a baking pan, and cook to the package instructions.

This Chocolate Pumpkin Spice cake is great plain, with whipped cream or just dusted with powdered sugar, super easy and a chocolate pumpkin cake delight!

Doctored cake mix recipes are the best and with the addition of pumpkin puree, no one will believe it wasn't made from scratch.

The cake isn't overly sweet so if you would like to make a cream cheese frosting it will be quite yummy.

It’s an easy, one-bowl recipe that takes just minutes to whisk together.

There’s plenty of pumpkin pie spice and using a cake mix with loads of chocolate flavor in every bite.

I used the fresh pumpkin puree that I had from last year in the freezer.

Using canned or fresh puree, these came out the moistest most delicious chocolate brownie style bar ever!

I never dreamed that pumpkin and chocolate would be so heavenly in one bar so scroll down to this super simple recipe at the bottom!




these are a chocolate cake bar made with pumpkin and chocolate chips








Chocolate Spice and Everything Nice



Every year as soon as there is a chill in the air, these chocolate pumpkin spice bars are my go-to recipe.


Fall recipes just shout cooler weather, cinnamon, and pumpkin.


Since we are all chocolate lovers here, these are a must-make and the most often asked for all winter long!




this is a chocolate spice bar made with pumpkin puree sprinkled with powdered sugar




Tips

  1. Preheat oven
  2. Mix batter evenly
  3. Use any flavor cake mix
  4. Store leftovers in the refrigerator 
  5. Cool completely before cutting




chocolate chips on top of a pumpkin spice brownie bar with powdered sugar




Ingredients You Will Need (scroll to the printable recipe card for exact measurements

  • Chocolate Cake mix any kind you like
  • pumpkin puree
  • cinnamon
  • egg
  • Garnish:
  • Powdered sugar or you can use canned cream cheese frosting




these are a chocolate brownie made with pumpkin and chocolate chips on top using a cake mix, cooled in  a brownie pan then sprinkled with powdered sugar perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday and the perfect chocolate pumpkin spice bar




Cake Mixes Can Be The Perfect Quick Fix!



I don't know how many times I wanted to try adapting a cake mix into a bar but was afraid it would be ruined and didn't know where to start.


So few ingredients go into semi-homemade and voila, out comes the best desserts!


Well after a few trials and errors this one came out amazing!







Try some of my other Pumpkin Recipes


Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Oatmeal Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Pumpkin Turnovers


three pumpkin chocolate brownies on a white plate




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Rich and Decadent



These are the perfect start of fall dessert everyone raves about and so easy using a doctored cake mix, so what can be easier?


But you don't have to wait for fall to make them, always keep a can of pumpkin and cake mix in the pantry!


Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars

Author: Claudia Lamascolo
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 50 Min
Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars is a doctored cake mix /bar turned into the best fall cake flavor ever!

Ingredients

  • 1- Chocolate Cake mix any kind you like
  • 1 - 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree (or 1 3/4 cups fresh as I used)
  • Cinnamon around 1 teaspoon
  • 1 Egg
  • Optional mix-ins:
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
  • Garnish:
  • Powdered sugar or you can use canned cream cheese frosting after the cooled or serve with whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease a 13 x 9 cake pan.
  3. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl by hand or by using an electric mixer until well blended.
  4. If using chocolate chips fold them in.
  5. Pour the batter into a greased pan.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees until the middle is set around 35 to 40 minutes, depending on your oven, use the toothpick method.
  7. Cool. Frost, serve with whipped cream, or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  8. Cream Cheese Frosting:
  9. 3 cups whipping cream
  10. 4 ounces softened cream cheese
  11. 1 cup powdered sugar
  12. 4 teaspoons milk
  13. Add the cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat using a high-powered electric mixer, whip just till blended.
  14. Add the cream and keep beating on high until adding the powdered sugar until soft peaks are formed.
  15. Frost cooled cakes, keep cake refrigerated.
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