Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 35 mins
Cooling Time: 30 mins cooling
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
CAKE
1
pkg. (18 oz.)
spice or carrot cake mix
1 cup
LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
3
large eggs
1/3 cup
water
3 tablespoons
vegetable oil
1 teaspoon
pumpkin pie spice
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
2
pkgs. (3 oz. each)
cream cheeese, softened
2 tablespoons
margarine or butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
4 cups
powdered sugar
*Black string licorice, NESTLÉ RAISINETS Milk Chocolate-Covered Raisins and Halloween candy corn (optional)
Directions
FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch-round cake pans.
COMBINE cake mix, pumpkin, eggs, water, vegetable oil and pumpkin pie spice in large mixer bowl until moistened. Beat for 2 minutes or until thoroughly mixed. Pour batter into prepared pans.
BAKE for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
BEAT cream cheese, margarine and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Spread between layers and on top and side of cake.
TO GARNISH:
FORM licorice strings into ghost shapes; press into side of frosted cake. Use Raisinets for eyes. Arrange candy corn between ghosts on side and around top edge of frosted cake.
Nutritional Information
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Calories: 450
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Calories from Fat: 150
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Total Fat: 16 g
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Saturated Fat: 6 g
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Cholesterol: 70 mg
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Sodium: 420 mg
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Carbohydrates: 73 g
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Dietary Fiber: 2 g
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Sugars: 59 g
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Protein: 5 g
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Leslie from BELLFLOWER, CA
02/27/10
Rated:
Excellent
This is such a good cake, you can make it all year round, just changing the decoration for the season.
Diane M. from Federal Way, WA
12/05/09
Rated:
Delicious!
Instead of ghosts, snowmen would be great and then this would be a good recipe throughout the winter! Yum!
Crystal B. from New Bedford, MA
12/16/08
Rated:
Excellent Cake!
This cake was very easy to make and tasted amazing! Though I did not add as much sugar as the receipe called for the frosting. Still very good.
Pam H. from BELTON, MO
11/20/08
Rated:
Pumpkin Spice Cake
I love this cake! I have made it a couple of times now and someone always wants the recipe. We like a little more cream cheese flavor so I cut back on the sugar a little and add some extra cream cheese.
Melissa M. from Pleasant Hill, CA
11/04/08
Rated:
Anniversary delight
I made this cake for my in-laws anniversary and they loved it. It was a hit with everyone. I did not use the ghost decorations, but the cake and cream cheese frosting were wonderful!