As I expected from a pudding-enhanced cake mix, this was a very moist cake - no surprise. What I didn't expect was how well this recipe was able to mask that tell-tale cake mix taste! (Maybe it was the butter recipe cake mix I used?) I doubled the amount of pumpkin pie spice and it turned out to be the perfect amount. This is not as sweet as most cake mix cakes, most likely because of the pumpkin, so I'm glad I chose a substantial cream cheese glaze which was the perfect complement - 4 ozs. cream cheese, 1 T. butter, 2 c. powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 2-3 T. milk - enough to make it thick yet still pourable. This is a pretty, pleasantly spiced, and unmistakably pumpkin cake, and one that cries out for a cream cheese frosting or glaze. Note: Be cautious on the baking time - I set my oven for 45 minutes and it was done!
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