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Fall Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes Recipe

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Fall Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes Recipe
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We love the crisp cool air of fall and the great recipes that come with it! These chocolate cake pumpkins are so fun to make with the kids.  They will love frosting and decorating their own little pumpkin!

Fall Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes

Fall Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes Recipe

These Fall Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes are so cute for Halloween or Thanksgiving!
Serving8
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 3.9 ounces instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups water

Frosting

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 drops orange food coloring

Equipment

Instructions

Cake

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray 2, six cupcake mini-fluted Bundt pans generously (or use a regular cupcake tin)
  3. Mix chocolate cake ingredients together, stirring chocolate chips in last. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling each cake halfway.
  4. Bake for 17 minutes and let cool for about 5 minutes in the pan. If you use a cupcake tin, reduce cooking time to 14 minutes. Invert onto a cooling rack or wax paper and let cool completely.

Frosting

  1. Mix together above ingredients until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add a little more milk. If it's not thick enough, add more powdered sugar.
  2. After they have cooled, slice off the domed end so it is flat. Frost one mini cake on the flat side and put another mini cake on top. Frost the entire pumpkin cake or just the top and let the frosting drip down. Decorate with fun sprinkles and sugars. Makes about 16 small bundt cakes which equals 8 pumpkins (Each pumpkin takes 2 mini cakes).
  3. For the stem you can use tootsie rolls, airheads, small candy bars, or big pretzel sticks.
  4. The cake is moist and delicious, it's one of our favorite cake recipes! Enjoy and Happy Fall!

Nutrition

Calories: 640 kcal · Carbohydrates: 97 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 28 g · Saturated Fat: 15 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 72 mg · Sodium: 765 mg · Potassium: 237 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 74 g · Vitamin A: 422 IU · Calcium: 98 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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(Recipe adapted from Family Circle Magazine)
Published: October 16, 2012Updated: May 8, 2024

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Jocelyn says:
    What a fun treat for the kids to help out with!!! So cute!!!
  2. Debra Kapellakis says:
    OH, those are so pretty, fun and delicious!
  3. BeanBugCrafts says:
    These look so yummy & Cute! I even have the mini Bundt cake pans to give it a try!

    I've featured your Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes in a Halloween Sweet Treats Round-Up. You can find the post here: http://beanbugcrafts.blogspot.com/2012/10/15-halloween-tasty-sweet-treats.html

    Thanks for sharing!
    Anna
  4. Kim @ Too Much Time says:
    Are you kidding me? These are amazing and look delicious too! I need a min bundt pan PRONTO! Thanks for linking up at Get Schooled Saturday!
    Kim @ Too Much Time
  6. Polkadot-pretties says:
    Thank you for linking up @ last week Craft, Create and Inspire linky party !!

    Your project is featured this week :)

    Hope you will stop by and join us today with another great project !!

    Have a lovely weekend

    Claire x
  7. Lindsay says:
    These are beyond adorable! I would love to make these for my son's class. Thank you for all the brilliant recipes and posts! Thank you so much for linking up to Sunday's Sweet Confessions over at mommy's sweet confessions! Have a great day!
  8. Michelle {The Purple Pumpkin Blog} says:
    Thank you so much for sharing this at The Purple Pumpkin Blog......you've been featured!

    Michelle xoxo
  9. Claiming Our Space says:
    These look so sweet. I love that they are pumpkins but not the usual pumpkin flavor because everyone love chocolate, right? Thanks so much for linking up to the Thanksgiving Treats & Fall Fun link party!
  10. 4 You With Love says:
    These are so fun...I love these. You've definitely inspired me to try something new? Thanks for sharing these beautiful chocolate pumpkins on Thanksgiving Treats and Fall Fun!
  11. [email protected] says:
    These are so clever. I definitely need to add a mini bundt pans to my wish list. Thank you so much for visiting and adding your idea to the Thanksgiving Treats and Fall Fun Linky Party.
  12. Kristin Nerton says:
    i love the ideas we are trying them right now for thanksgiving they are some good ideas on here
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