This Fall, try this fun way to dress up a boxed cake mix! Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze is a scrumptious flavor combination. The simple pumpkin bundt cake is made using a boxed cake mix and a few extras to make it special. Next comes a sweet caramel glaze, all topped with sea salt!
This cake was inspired by an extra special Starbucks drink. I have always loved their Pumpkin Spice Latte. Years ago I was getting coffee with a friend when she asked for a PSL with a drizzle of caramel and sea salt. Mind blown!
Ever since, it’s how I’ve been ordering my PSL. It also turned into this gorgeous cake!
This dessert is a simple pumpkin cake topped with a homemade caramel glaze and sprinkled with sea salt. If one dessert can represent Fall, this is it!
Pumpkin and caramel go so well together, and the sea salt takes it to the next level.
How to Make Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze
This cake starts with a yellow cake mix! Add in a few ingredients including pumpkin puree to give it that delicious Fall flavor.
Once the cake is baked and cooled, make the simple homemade caramel glaze. It only takes a few minutes to mix up. Drizzle it on top of the cake and sprinkle with sea salt.
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Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze
This Fall, try this fun way to dress up a boxed cake mix! Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze is a scrumptious flavor combination. The simple pumpkin bundt cake is made using a boxed cake mix and a few extras to make it special. Next comes a sweet caramel glaze, all topped with sea salt!
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 Yellow cake mix
- 1 Vanilla pudding mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
For the caramel glaze:
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 tbsp corn syrup
- 1 1/4 tsp vanilla
- pinch salt
- Sea Salt to top the cake
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cake and pudding mixes. Add in the eggs, pumpkin, butter, buttermilk and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well.
- Pour the dough into the bundt pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, remove from pan and place on a wire rack. Cool completely.
For the caramel glaze:
- Stir cream, brown sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan on medium high. Bring to a boil.
- Stir until the glaze begins to thicken and remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla and pinch of salt.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until thickened and cooled slightly. If it's still really runny, add more brown sugar, bring to a boil, and cool again.
- Pour the caramel glaze over the cake. Sprinkle with sea salt.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 469Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 628mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 1gSugar: 44gProtein: 5g
This recipe was originally posted on A Savory Feast on September 25, 2014. The pictures and text have been updated but the recipe is the same.
Katie says
This SERIOUSLY looks SO amazing! Ah, I can’t wait to make it! This would be perfect to take to a little get together 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
It turned out so good! You will definitely impress everyone at your next get together.
Sarah @ 12 Twenty Seven says
Ahhhhhh–this sounds soooooo good! Pinning now, definitely making later! Can you come cook for me?! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
I wish I could have a bloggers get together and bake some tasty treats!
Sarah @ 12 Twenty Seven says
That would be amazing and I would totally do that just to gain some baking insight!
Jenna Brussee says
That would be so much fun! Someday 🙂
Laura Rhinehart says
Blogging Cookbook anyone?!
Jenna Brussee says
I hope to make one someday!
Anna @ The Beauty Section says
Oh wow!! This sounds and looks amazing! I am a big fan of sea salt caramel things + pumpkin… mmm mm mm. Gotta make this baby! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
This is probably one of my favorite things I’ve ever made! You will love it.
Kate says
Wow. Yup. Making this today, I’m stopping at the market on the way home. Your photos are so great Jenna, everything always looks so phenomenal!!
xx
Jenna Brussee says
I can’t wait to hear what you think! You should share a picture.
Fi says
This looks like the perfect cake to have with a latte on a cold autumn evening. Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Jenna Brussee says
It would be great with a latte! I am planning to bake it again today so I will have to try that.
Amby Felix says
Yum! This sounds and looks so delicious!
Mariel Collins says
yummy! this looks delicious:)
Andi Fisher says
I have never seen anything like this! Not a bread but a cake, and I love the salty aspect!
Jenna Brussee says
It turned out even better than I had hoped! You should try it.
lacyblaine says
What a yummy recipe! I’ve got a pumpkin muffin mix from TJ’s…and now I’m thinking it could use some salted caramel glaze on top! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
What a great idea! I didn’t know TJ’s had a pumpkin muffin mix. I will need to try it!
Lindsay says
Great giveaway
Julie V. says
What a yummy cake! Thanks for sharing.
Angela Price says
I love pumpkin, and this looks so easy too. Thanks!
Jenna Brussee says
It was very easy, but looks impressive. Enjoy!
Lix Hewett says
The cake looks awesome! So does the giveaway, but alas, my location strikes again. I’m pretty sure you can send a Starbucks giftcard internationally though. 🙁
Jenna Brussee says
Thank you! I’m sorry that we weren’t able to offer this giveaway to anywhere outside the U.S. It’s a pretty big package so it gets too expensive!
Megan Walker says
I totally agree sea salt takes desserts to the next level!
Jenna Brussee says
It does! My pinterest dessert board has sooooo many sea salt ideas.
TheAdventuresofBugandBoo says
Oh. My. Goodness. I need this in my life!!! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
Yes, yes you do! I’m actually going to make it again today. Too bad we can’t have a coffee date 🙂
Chelsea says
I’m welcoming it with wearing sweatpants, hahaha. Seriously- SO happy it’s finally cooling off! Also I’ve had a pumpkin candle lit all day!
Jenna Brussee says
I’ve been meaning to pick up a pumpkin candle. Hopefully the cooler weather will make its way down to Florida soon.
Brenda Lawrence says
Wow! This looks incredible! Adding salted caramel to anything pumpkin sounds delicious!
Jenna Brussee says
Oh yes! I am obsessed with salted caramel anything.
lauriel says
Pumpkin cake and caramel…. what an utterly perfect pairing. Two of my personal favs… love how you got inspiration, and how you created your own version (which I bet is far better!). Thank you for a lovely, decadent-sounding recipe – I want to make this immediately!
xo,
lauriel
EyeForElegance.com
Jenna Brussee says
Thank you for your kind words! I hope you get a chance to try it.
Erica says
This is a pumpkin recipe I think I can get behind. You got me at my weakness- caramel! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
Caramel goes so well with pumpkin! You will love this.
Jessica at Team Wiking says
This sounds so good! I might try to make it for Thanksgiving.
Jenna Brussee says
I was thinking it would be good for Thanksgiving! I’m sure it will be a hit.
Joanna Sormunen says
What an amazingly delicious recipe! And cool link-up!
Leslyn says
First of all, awesome giveaway! Secondly, holy pumpkin cake- that looks AMAZING! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
Thanks! I’ve made this cake twice now and it is crazy good.
Maryann Peik says
Looks delicious and so easy using box mixes! Love shortcuts!
Jenna Brussee says
Don’t you love that? I love recipes that can dress up a cake mix.
Jenna Brussee says
I’ve been trying lots of new pumpkin recipes this Fall. I have found some winners, like this cake!
Jenna Brussee says
That’s because it’s so good! It goes really well with pumpkin in this recipe.
Jenna Brussee says
Not at all! I can’t wait to see it.
Glamour-Zine says
oh my goodness that looks amazing!
Jenna Brussee says
I’ve already made it twice! I can’t wait to make it again. Maybe Thanksgiving?
Miz Helen says
Your Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze looks delicious. This is a fantastic recipe and thanks so much for sharing it with us. Hope to see you again real soon at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Jenna Brussee says
Thank you, Miz Helen! I always appreciate how you visit and comment on my post each week!
Angie says
Made this yesterday and it just may be the best cake I’ve ever had!
Jenna Brussee says
Yay, I’m glad to hear you tried it! If you took a picture you should share it with me on social media. I would love to see how it turned out!