This was so easy and everyone LOVED it today at a party I held. They could not belive what is crust was. EASY EASY and tasty!

The cake is amazing. Try it with a different cream cheese frosting and you will not be sorry.

These are my changes that I believe make a Five Star Cake: Add in the 3.4 oz pkg of Vanilla Pudding (omit the vanilla extract). Add one extra egg. 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup water. And, I only use 1 cup of pumpkin puree. (Although using more would probably be great, too - just cut back the oil and water). And, I never measure the spices - I just go nuts (it's a rarity that there's too much spice for me). For the frosting, I use pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon.

I have been making this cake, as pumpkin bars for about 20+ years. It has remained a staple favorite. We use a 15X10 jelly roll pan instead of the 9X13. We do add about double the spice and usually I just use pumpkin pie spice. For frosting we use a can of vanilla frosting and beat 4 oz of cream cheese into it and add some pumpkin pie spice. For fall events we decorate each bar with a marshmallow candy pumpkin or candy corn. Everyone I know like this better chilled in the fridge before eating. YUMMY!

We loved it! I made a pan for my husband and for my co-workers. My husband cleaned his out (not a trace left), and didn't even notice that there was pumpkin it (he doesn't like pumpkin usually). I followed the instructions, but added chopped walnuts into the cake batter, and sprinkled more over the iced cake. I cheated and used pre-made cream cheese icing, and added the cinnamon, as suggested by others. Delish! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Very good and moist. Especially liked the cinnamon in the frosting. Thanks for the great recipe!

I'm the only one who would eat it, and I couldn't eat that much of it (mostly because I'm pregnant and can't do sweet foods.) It tastes good, but was much better when I smashed up the cake on my plate and mixed the frosting in!

This recipe was absolutely wonderful. I made cupcakes (came out with 21 because I dropped some batter) and baked them for 19 minutes. Otherwise, I didn't change anything. Fantastic!

The cake is superb - very moist and delicious. The first time making it I did not care for the frosting mostly because there was too much cream cheese and not enough powdered sugar. My second attempt was much better because I used "Cream Cheese Frosting II" from this site, added pumpkin spice to the frosting and it was perfect. I will definitely use this recipe many more times for the Fall season.

so good!!!! and so easy. pumpkin & cream cheese is one of my favorite combinations. and i love the cinnamon in the cream cheese frosting!

This cake was easy to make. I could not find the cake w/pudding at the store so I used a regular yellow cake mix. Other than that I followed the recipe for the cake and icing exactly as the recipe stated. The cake batter was very thick, I saw that some people added water to the recipe. I did not, but next time I might add some. I must say it was a hit! Alot of people asked for the recipe.

this recipe is awesome! my husband really loved the combination of all the spices. this is definitely a keeper and will make it again.

This recipe was simple and delicious! We loved it. Definitely a keeper!!

i used a carrot cake mix rather than a yellow one, and added cinnamon to bought cream cheese frosting (I'm such a cheat!) but it was wonderful. Making it again for a brunch tomorrow!

This was so moist I added 1/2 cup sour cream to the batter and I only had a plain white cake mix on hand I added more spices along with ginger and vanilla....I frosted with my own cream cheese frosting Yummy

I followed the cake recipe exactly and it was delicious! I did not use the frosting part of this recipe however, I frosted it with a can of cream cheese frosting from the store since I was looking for a quick and easy cake to throw together. I loved that this only uses a 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree, so I am not stuck with leftover pumpkin puree in my fridge to worry about! It tasted like a pumpkin spice cake, and it was devoured by each one of my kids and my husband with gusto! Thankyou for a great recipe, I will be passing this one on to friends and family!

Came out perfect on the first try and what a crowd pleaser!

Amazing! Great flavor. Only thing I added was 1/4 cup water. The frosting wasn't for me, so the second time I made it I used the pumpkin bar icing from this site...I cut down the butter just a bit and added a little bit more of cream cheese and then cinnamon to my liking...YUM!