Pumpkin Shaped Cake

What a perfect dessert to have at Halloween or Thanksgiving…A pumpkin shaped cake. Using orange cake mix and a bundt cake pan, you can make this.

Updated 10/24/2020

A slice of pumpkin shaped bread on a plate.  The pumpkin shaped cake on a cake stand in the background.

How do you make a pumpkin cake cake?

Use a bundt cake pan to make half of the pumpkin. Make it two times, OR, if use two bundt cake pans and make them both at the same time. Put them on top of each other and you have a pumpkin shaped cake.

The first time I made this, I didn’t use a stem. However, this time I used a green ice cream cone to imitate the stem.

Do you flip a bundt cake right away?

No. Allow the cake to cool for a minimum of 15 minutes. As it cools, it will start to “shrink” away from the sides. Allowing it to just fall out of the pan.

Do bundt cakes take longer to bake?

Yes, for the most part. Times may vary based on pan sizes and batter density. If you’re making one from a cake mix, most of them will tell you the time to bake.

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Pumpkin Shaped Cake on a Cake Stand.
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Pumpkin Shaped Cake

What a perfect dessert to have at Halloween or Thanksgiving…A pumpkin shaped cake. Using orange cake mix and a bundt cake pan, you can make this.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword how to bake a pumpkin shaped cake, pumpkin bundt cake, pumpkin shaped cake with bundt pan, pumpkin shapped cake make with bundt pan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cool 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 15 Servings
Calories 304kcal

Equipment

  • Bundt Cake Pan
  • Hand Mixer

Ingredients

  • 2 Boxes Orange Cake Mix
  • 4 Eggs, Large Follow your cake mix directions.
  • 2 Cups Water Follow your cake mix directions.
  • Cooking Spray
  • 4 Tbsp Milk Optional for icing
  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar Optional for icing
  • 1 Tbsp Butter Optional for icing

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 350°. Spray bundt cake pan with cooking spray.
  • Following your cake mix directions, mix the cake mix with required ingredients. Pour into bundt pan. Bake as directed. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from bundt pan. Cool for additional 1 hour. After cooling. Cut the top (as seen in picture) to make flat. You can usually see the "seam". That's where you want to cut.
    Pumpkin Shaped Cake
  • Repeat the above process. Mix, bake, cool and slice the cake. Place on top of the other cake "upside down" or technically, right side up.
    Pumpkin Shaped Cake
  • Optional Icing. Mix milk, powder sugar and butter in a small bowl using a hand mixer. Pour over cake.
  • Add stem if desired using a green or brown ice cream cone. Or, fill the middle with candy or filling. Slice and serve!
    Pumpkin Shaped Cake on a Cake Stand.

Notes

ITEMS/INGREDIENTS USED IN RECIPE – If you are interested in any of the items I may have used (or are similar to the items I used) in making this recipe, I have listed all or some of them above within the post.  NOTE:  These links are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from the sale of certain item. This does not affect your price, it remains the same.

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 502mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 3mg
Pumpkin Shaped Cake on a cake stand.
A slice of pumpkin shaped cake on a serving plate with candy pumpkins on and off the plate.
Pumpkin Shaped Cake on a cake stand.

4 Comments

  1. Wowwww Bobbi – it looks FANTASTIC !!
    It’s more than just “cool”
    You did a great job!
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  2. Yum! How cute too. I bet it tastes yummy.
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