This Pumpkin Bread with Cake Mix is made with only 4 ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry! This quick bread is made in less than an hour and topped with a cinnamon icing! An easy recipe that is sure to please!
When it's the time of year that the weather starts to get crisp and the pumpkin spice cravings start, pumpkin bread is the way to go! No need to break out a ton of ingredients, all you need is a box of cake mix, a can of pumpkin, some eggs, and cinnamon. In no time you will have the most delicious pumpkin bread that is so easy to make!
Pumpkin waffles, pumpkin oatmeal muffins, sourdough pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin soda bread are all delicious pumpkin recipes that would be perfect to serve with this cake mix pumpkin bread!
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Why You'll Love This Pumpkin Bread
This pumpkin bread is so easy to make! All you need are a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry! Cake mix is a great pantry staple to have! You can make 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins, 3 ingredient apple muffins, and even pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!
You don't need a lot of equipment to make this easy cake mix pumpkin bread either. All you need is a mixing bowl, something to mix with, and a measuring spoon. It doesn't get easier than that!
Ingredients You'll Need
- A box of spice cake mix. In the Fall the cake mix is easy to find next to the other cake mixes in your local grocery store. Betty Crocker makes spice cake, as does Duncan Hines. If you only have yellow cake mix in the pantry, just add 2 teaspoons of pumpkin spice to the batter.
- Canned pumpkin puree. Not canned pumpkin pie, that would overpower the bread with too much pumpkin spice.
- Eggs. This will hold the bread together.
- Cinnamon. To give the bread a little extra spice.
Pumpkin Puree vs. Pumpkin Pie Filling
This recipe has canned pumpkin puree, which is just pure fresh pumpkin that has been cooked down and pureed. Canned pumpkin pie is essentially the inside of a pumpkin pie. It has all the spices already in it. When making this recipe, make sure it's pure canned pumpkin. Canned pumpkin pie will double the spices, which would overpower this bread with cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice.
Equipment To Gather
Let's Make Pumpkin Bread with Cake Mix
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a loaf pan with melted butter or cooking spray. You can also line the loaf pan with parchment paper to make it easier to get the bread out of the pan. Set the greased loaf pan aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the box of dry cake mix, two eggs, can of pumpkin, and cinnamon. Mix the ingredients with the hand mixer starting on low speed and then increasing to medium speed.
Pour the pumpkin bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place the loaf pan in the preheated oven and set the bake time to 45-55 minutes.
While the bread bakes, mix together the cinnamon, powdered sugar, and milk. If you would like a thicker icing, add more powdered sugar. If you prefer a thinner icing, add a teaspoon more milk at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
When the pumpkin bread is done, allow it to cool slightly and then take it out of the loaf pan and place it on a wire rack. When the bread comes to room temperature pour the icing over the top of the bread and serve immediately.
Tips and Tricks
- The bread is done when a toothpick is inserted into the loaf pan and comes out clean.
- Lining the loaf pan with parchment paper will make it easier to remove the bread from the loaf pan.
- Make sure the bread is cool before you add the glaze, or the glaze will melt off the bread.
Variations
- Add a cream cheese swirl! Mix 1 tablespoon of milk with 4 ounces of cream cheese and swirl it into the batter before baking.
- Make them mini! You can either separate the batter into mini loaf pans or you can bake them in muffin tins.
- Add chocolate! The chocaholic in me is looking to add chocolate to every recipe! White chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips would be delicious to add to the pumpkin bread batter. It would be a delicious afternoon treat with a cup of coffee!
More Cake Mix Recipes
- Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix
- Brownie Mix Cookies with Cream Cheese
- Peanut Butter Cookies with Yellow Cake Mix
- Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cake Mix Cookies
Frequently Asked Questions
If you can't find spice cake mix, no worries! You can use yellow cake mix or white cake mix. Add two teaspoons of your favorite pumpkin spice mix and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
This is a very moist pumpkin bread, so you want to make sure to keep it in an airtight container, so it does not go stale or get moldy. The bread will stay fresh in an airtight container or gallon Ziploc bag for up to 4 days. Keep the bread on the counter, do not refrigerate it as it will go stale quickly in the refrigerator.
Yes! Do not ice the bread if you are going to freeze it. Wrap the cooled bread in plastic wrap and place it in a gallon Ziploc bag. Freeze the bread for up to 3 months and allow it to defrost on the counter. Drizzle with icing before serving.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Pumpkin Bread with Cake Mix
Ingredients
- 1 Box Spice Cake Mix 15.25 ounces
- 1 can Pumpkin Puree 15 Ounces
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
For the Cinnamon Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a loaf pan with melted butter or cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the box of dry cake mix, two eggs, can of pumpkin, and cinnamon. Mix the ingredients with the hand mixer starting on low speed and then increasing to medium speed.
- Pour the pumpkin bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place the loaf pan in the preheated oven and set the bake time to 45-55 minutes.
- When the pumpkin bread is done, allow it to cool slightly and then take it out of the loaf pan and place it on a wire rack. When the bread comes to room temperature pour the icing over the top of the bread and serve immediately.
Make the Glaze
- While the bread bakes, mix together the cinnamon, powdered sugar, and milk. If you would like a thicker icing, add more powdered sugar. If you prefer a thinner icing, add a teaspoon more milk at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
Notes
- The bread is done when a toothpick is inserted into the loaf pan and comes out clean.
- Lining the loaf pan with parchment paper will make it easier to remove the bread from the loaf pan.
- Make sure the bread is cool before you add the glaze, or the glaze will melt off the bread.
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