Eggless Chocolate Cake

Directions

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   1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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   2) Prepare cake pan by generously coating with PAM cooking spray and dusting with flour. (I used a Wilton Elmo character cake pan.)
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   3) In large bowl, combine cake mix and pumpkin puree. Mix well. Batter will be quite thick.
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   4) Add club soda to cake batter and stir gently to combine, about 30 seconds to 1 minute total. Do not over-mix.
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   5) Pour into cake pan and try to distribute batter evenly without touching sides or bottom of cake pan with spatula.
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   6) Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
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   7) Let cool in pan for 15 minutes then transfer to wire rack and cool completely before frosting.