Cake mix pumpkin bread, an easy pumpkin bread recipe! (2024)

It’s cake mix pumpkin bread and it couldn’t be easier! Made with cake mix and canned pumpkin, this easy pumpkin bread recipe is a crowd favorite! It’s perfect for a potluck, a brunch treat or just an afternoon snack with a cup of coffee!

Welcome to this site’s most popular recipe! It’s been pinned over 1,000,000 times on Pinterest, and I’m so happy to know that I’m not the only one who loves it!

This sweet bread is still a family favorite – I make it every fall, and it’s definitely one of my go-to recipes to take along when we visit friends or family.

It’s been a few years since originally publishing this post, so it’s been updated as of September 2022 with additional information and accurate details. All of the original content is still here, it’s just better than it was before.

If you’ve made this quick bread before, I’d love to hear your thoughts. What kind of cake mix did you use? Did you make the recipe as written or did you put your own spin on it?

If you’re here for the first time, I hope you’re ready. You’re going to love it!

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Sometimes I bake something that’s so easy, so super-good that I tell myself I need write about it. Then, it gets buried in all theother stuff I’m far more likely to share with you.

Then, I make that recipe later and think, ok, now I really need to share that recipe with readers who don’t know what they’re missing.

Why? Because it’s a sweet bread made with a cake mix, one can of pumpkin and a few other ingredients. It couldn’t get any easier, and it tastes delicious!

I absolutely need to share what I think is a perfect fall recipe: pumpkin bread. Even better, this is a quickbread recipe made with cake mix!

Before you start baking I have a few tips for you:

About your Mixer

I usually use a hand mixer when a recipe (like this one) requires only a minute or two of speedy mixing. You can always use a stand mixer if you prefer.

I’ve broken more than a few mixers in the past by expecting more from them than they could handle (have you ever heard your mixer shriek and whine, then suddenly stop? Have you ever held a smoking mixer in your hand? It happens!).

Fortunately, this hand mixer has been one of my best small kitchen appliances for ten years. It’s pricier than a lot of other brands, but I haven’t broken mine yet, which says a lot!

Can you use fresh pumpkin in this recipe?

I would not use anything but canned pumpkin here. Canned pumpkin is cooked and strained and drained and squeezed. Then pureed and drained again.

My point is, there’s a ton of water in regular pumpkin before it’s processed and packed into cans.

If you’re experienced in cooking and processing your own and you can get it to the same consistency you find in a can, then go for it!

If you just decided to salvage those last jack-o-lantern bits after halloween, it’s better to go for the supermarket goods, just to be sure you end up with delicious bread when the timer dings.

Do I need to use yellow cake mix in this recipe?

Nope. You can use whatever kind of cake mix your little heart desires. Just make sure the flavor combination appeals to you.

I almost always use white and yellow cake mix because that vanilla flavor has a broad appeal. I think spice cake mix would make a delicious bread.

I’ve tossed around the idea of using chocolate cake mix, but I’m not 100% confident in that idea, so it’s still just in the back of my mind for now.

Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 box white oryellowcake mix
• 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or 1.5 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice – I buy 16 ouncesof pumpkin pie spice at one time to take advantage of a far lower price. I use so much of it during the fall and winter months it just makes sense!)
• 1-3 eggs (see cake mix directions for amount)
• Vegetable oil (see cake mix directions for amount)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a loaf pan. (I’m not an expert, but I’ve tried a lot of different loaf pans. This Wilton loaf pan is my favorite. It’s seamless, nothing sticks to it and it cleans up quickly.)
2. Consult your cake mix box to find the amount of eggs and oil as directed on the box.
3. Combine cake mix, eggs and oil in a bowl and mix on medium speed until smooth and well-blended.
4. Add pumpkin and cinnamon. Mix on low until incorporated.
5. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake at 375 for 50 minutes or until a toothpickinserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Cool and serve with butter or frost with cream cheese frosting.

If you love pumpkin you must try my Vanilla Pumpkin Smoothie recipe!

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