Easy Vegan Pumpkin Cake With Shaved Chocolate

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box duncan heinz spice cake mix
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dark rum (optional)
• 6 ounces bittersweet dark chocolate, chopped into shaving-sized pieces (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray 13x9-inch metal cake pan with non-stick spray.
• 3 add all ingredients to mixing bowl and beat at low speed until combined; beat at medium speed for 2 more minutes.
• 4 fold chocolate into mixture.
• 5 spread the mixture evenly into the cake pan and bake 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean ("clean" in this recipe means no cake batter; some gooey chocolate on the toothpick is fine).
• 6 set on a rack and allow to cool completely in the pan. cut into 24 pieces. if pieces are individually wrapped in plastic and then kept in a ziplock bag or other airtight container, these will last 2 weeks. the can also be frozen in this form and used for desserts in brown bag lunches.