Spicy Pumpkin Cake With Chocolate Chunks

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) box spice cake mix
• 3 eggs (or amount listed on your cake mix)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened, divided
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 6 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup thawed cool whip topping
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 prepare cake mix as directed on package, reducing water to 1/2 cup and increasing oil to 1/2 cup.
• 3 add half of the cream cheese, the pumpkin, cinnamon and ginger.
• 4 beat on medium speed until well blended.
• 5 stir in chopped chocolate.
• 6 pour into greased 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• 7 bake 40 to 45 minute or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool 10 minute remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
• 9 mix remaining cream cheese, whipped topping and sugar until well blended. spread on top of cooled cake.