There’s not much that beats carving a pumpkin this time of year. Except of course, if we are cutting it up to bake a freaking cake inside! That my friends might just win my – “favorite thing of all time” award. Can you imagine? The awesomeness of our beloved fall pumpkin + a cake! Perfection. Check out how we baked this yummy cake inside of a pumpkin!
This cake is not only baked inside the pumpkin but as the pumpkin bakes, it’s skin becomes soft, sweet and ready to eat. So every bite can be sweeter for holding the mixture of these two favorites.
Here’s how to bake a cake inside a pumpkin!
You will need: pumpkins (we used two 5″ diameter pumpkins and one 7″ diameter pumpkin), your favorite cake mix, a knife, spoon, foil, and a skewer.
Thoroughly clean pumpkin with a vegetable brush. With a knife, cut open the top of your pumpkin – make sure it is wide enough to scrape out the insides. Once you have completely cleaned out the insides, pour in the batter. Save the seeds and toast them for later.
Wrap each pumpkin in tin foil, except for the opening on top.
Follow instructions to make your cake mix. Pour batter into the inside of a pumpkin cavity but don’t overfill in case your cake rises during baking. Filling a few inches below the opening is a safe bet. Repeat with other pumpkins.
Once filled, place pumpkins on a baking sheet and put into a preheated 350F oven. Baking time will depend on the size and thickness of your pumpkin. The 5″ pumpkins took about 70 minutes to bake through; the 7″ pumpkin, about an hour and 50 minutes. Use a skewer to check for doneness around an hour, and check every 10-15 minutes thereafter. Make sure to insert the skewer all the way through without piercing the skin.
Remove pumpkins and let cool completely. The skins will be soft so take care in moving them. Enjoy the cake by cutting slices or eating straight from the pumpkin with a spoon. The pumpkin is nice and soft – it can be eaten alongside the cake. This recipe is especially good with chocolate cake!
Produced and photographed by Athena Plichta for A Subtle Revelry.
26 Comments
Tori
October 16, 2013 at 9:31 amMind BLOWN. Amazing.
Marilyn Ming
October 16, 2013 at 9:43 amThis is so cool! I’m going to make one this weekend!
Brittni
October 16, 2013 at 9:43 amThis is such a clever idea. I love it! Mini ones at each person place setting for Thanksgiving dinner would be so awesome. I’ll have to remember this.
Maija
October 17, 2013 at 11:26 amIt looks like a great idea, but I cannot imagine how it would taste eating cake along with baked pumpkin.
gunnerhepp
October 18, 2013 at 7:27 amdo you bake the top along side? just curious. i’m gonna try it with spice cake. thanks
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