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One-Bowl Pumpkin-Chocolate Swirl Cake with Chocolate Ganache

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Servings 12
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The surprise inside this pumpkin cake is a swirl of chocolate. Use your measuring cup to mix the chocolate into the batter so you don't have to wash another bowl.
Created May 17, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ spice cake mix
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/3 cup chopped semisweet baking chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped semisweet baking chocolate

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Generously spray 10- or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
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    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, vegetable oil, eggs and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
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    3
    Pour 1 cup of the batter into the glass measuring cup you used for measuring the water and oil. Stir in the 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate and the baking cocoa until well combined. Pour half of the pumpkin batter into pan. Spoon chocolate batter over batter in pan. Top with remaining pumpkin batter.
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    4
    Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; turn upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate, and remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Place cake on serving plate.
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    5
    In microwavable bowl, microwave cream uncovered on High 45 seconds to 1 minute or until cream just begins to simmer. Add the 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate to the cream, and stir until smooth. Cool 5 minutes. Drizzle over cake.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    If desired, swap the spice cake mix for Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ golden cake mix, and bump up the pumpkin pie spice to 1 1/2 teaspoons.

Nutrition Information

190 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 10g Total Carbs, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 12 servings
Calories
190
Total Fat
15g
Saturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
Sodium
55mg
Total Carbs
10g
Dietary Fiber
2g
Sugars
3g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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