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2 pieces of pumpkin crunch cake.
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Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Try this easy Pumpkin Crunch Cake recipe! It’s like a dump cake meets a pumpkin pie and the result is a layered pumpkin dessert that is perfect for fall!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Additional Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 pieces
Calories: 407kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

  • 15 1/2- ounce can of pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp is the butter is salted
  • 12- ounce can of evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 box standard yellow cake mix
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
  • 1 cup butter melted

Instructions

  • preheat the oven to 350°
  • butter or grease a 9x13 baking pan, set aside
  • mix the pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk together
    Ingredients for pumpkin layer in the pumpkin crunch cake.
  • add the eggs and whisk gently to incorporate them, knock the bowl on the counter to pop and air bubbles
    Pumpkin mixture in a bowl.
  • pour into the baking dish
    Pumpkin layer added to the baking dish.
  • sprinkle the cake mix on top of the pumpkin layer, gently press down with your hand to pat it in
    Cake mix added over to the pumpkin layer.
  • sprinkle with chopped pecans
    Chopped pecans sprinkled over to the cake mix.
  • drizzle with the melted butter trying to cover as much as the cake mix as possible
    Final layer of a pumpkin dump cake.
  • do not stir it place it directly in the oven
  • bake at 350° 60 minutes or until the pumpkin layer is no longer soupy and jiggly and the pecans are lightly browned
    Baked Pumpkin crunch cake before cutting it.
  • cool completely and serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or cool whip
    A piece of pumpkin cake on a plate with whipped cream on top.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 512mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 4744IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 2mg