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A slice of pumpkin dessert topped with whipped cream sits on a white plate. Cinnamon sticks and pecans are scattered nearby, hinting at flavors found in Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes, with a baking dish and striped cloth in the background.

Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe

This easy pumpkin dump cake recipe has a creamy, spiced pumpkin filling topped with buttery yellow cake mix and crunchy pecans. It’s a simple fall dessert that’s perfect for Thanksgiving, potlucks or anytime you’re craving pumpkin.

Course Cake, desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword easy pumpkin dump cake, pumpkin dump cake recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 15
Author momma lew

Ingredients

  • 29 oz can of pumpkin puree
  • 12 oz can of evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 15.25 oz box of yellow cake mix
  • ¾ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup butter
  • Cool Whip for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit, and spray a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin filling, milk, sugar, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice.
  3. Pour into the prepared baking dish in an even layer.
  4. Sprinkle pecans over the pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle the boxed cake mix over top.
  5. Melt the 1 cup of butter, and drizzle the melted butter evenly over the dry cake mix.
  6. Bake for 55-60 minutes, and let cake cool slightly. 

  7. Serve your dump cake warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

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