PUMPKIN DUMP CAKE is an EASY recipe that will quickly become your go-to fall dessert! It’s made with yellow cake mix, which is a great shortcut.
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Pumpkin Dump Cake Is Going To Be Your Go-To Fall Dessert!
As some of you know I am not a huge pumpkin fan. I like the looks of them, I like the carving of them…but the taste, not so much. Of course Pumpkin SPICE is a whole different situation… GIMME ALL THE PUMPKIN SPICE!
BUT, I think it’s a texture deal. Like pudding, or custard…pumpkin just has never been my fave. BUT seeing as I won’t eat pudding because of the globby consistency, you might find it funny that I WOULD eat a cake with the word “dump” in it.
AND put together pumpkin and “dump” with the super basic pumpkin spice and you have a dessert that I WILL eat. I know I have made no sense whatsoever today, but I am in a pumpkin dump cake coma.
What is a Dump Cake?
I know you have heard of dump cake before. It was a recipe that became popular in the 80’s by church cookbooks and potlucks…my mom made them and so did my grandma. You basically dump in a few cans of fruit in a pan and cover it with cake mix and butter and bake it. This is the same idea, only adios fruit and hola pumpkin.
It’s a pumpkin dump cake recipe with yellow cake mix, evaporated milk and a few other easy ingredient. AND I made a Pumpkin Dump Cake VIDEO to show you just how easy it is!
First you dump a can of pumpkin, a can of evaporated milk, some sugar and some eggs into a bowl…
Then stir it up…
Pour your mixture into a sprayed 9×13 baking pan and sprinkle a yellow cake mix on top.
Then you can top it with nuts, but since I don’t like nuts I topped it with some crushed graham crackers and toffee bits. You can use the toffee bits with or without chocolate. I’ve done it both ways and it’s great!
Now here’s the kicker…You now melt 2 sticks of butter and pour that over the entire thing.
Then pop it in the oven and it comes out looking something like this…
So, you can stop there…but if you have ice cream in the freezer, I highly recommend plopping some on top. And maybe caramel sauce too. I mean…
I promise you, this will be your go-to fall dessert!!
I hope you make this and report back!
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Prep Time: 10 mins -
Cook Time: 45 mins
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Total Time: 55 mins
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Yield: serves 12 1x
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Category: Cake
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Method: Oven
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Cuisine: Dessert
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Pumpkin Dump Cake is an easy fall dessert that starts with yellow cake mix! So delicious!
Ingredients:
- 1 (15 ounce) can pure Pumpkin
- 1 (10 ounce) can Evaporated Milk
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter melted
- 1 cup coarsely crushed graham crackers or pecans
- 1/2 cup toffee bits (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir to combine and pour into your prepared pan.
- Sprinkle the entire box of cake mix on top, followed by your nuts or graham crackers and toffee chips.
- Pour your melted butter evenly on top.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until center is set and edges are lightly browned.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes:
serve with ice cream or whipped cream
Store airtight in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Keywords: pumpkin, cake, dump cake, fall dessert
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Added 1 package of butterscotch chips. And a teapoon and half pumpkin spicr
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Measure accordingly including the 10 oz. evaporated milk. It ends up like a lucious pumpkin pie on the bottom with wonderful crunchy toffee graham cracker pecan goodness on top. Serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel ice cream topping, perfection!
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Made this for Harvest Festival at church potluck. Won 1st prize in the Best Dessert contest! It was a big hit! I used lots of pecans on the top.
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Congrats!! So glad you enjoyed!
Did you use salted butter or unsalted
Hi! I bought the ingredients to make the cake and I can’t wait to try it.
I only see 12 ounce cans of evaporated milk in the store. Wanted to check if I should only put in 10 ounces of the evaporated milk. Thanks!
Tasted good but never fully cooked. Cooked over an hour and bottom was still mush. I bake a lot and double checked the recipe. I followed it exactly as written. Not sure what happened.
Could you use spice cake mix instead of yellow cake mix and skip the spices iron pumpkin dump part of the recipe?
That would work if you like the taste of spice cake!
So I made this because my dad and I liked the way it looked but is it supposed to come out mushy if yes then I’m good if no then it’s not good. Someone answer ASAP please.
The only way that I could see this recipe coming out mushy is if you mixed the cake mix in the pumpkin batter. The cake mix is a powder on top the only thing that you mix is the pumpkin mixture. Also, for the one who asked about the 10oz evaporated milk vs the 12oz. I used the 12oz and added another egg. It turned out perfect! I’ve also added extra spice and yes you can use a spice cake instead. I’ve used a mix of spice cake and carrot cake. It was amazing! I’ve even done a gluten free… Read more »
Can I use condensed milk instead of evap? If not can I omit the sugar and still use condensed milk?
Nope sorry!!
I’ve done this the other day. Omitted the sugar and used sweetened condensed. So delicious
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Hello! Made this today with my 4yo – I thought the toffee and Graham cracker might be too much, but I was wrong! These ingredients create an amazing toffee crunch topping complementing the smooth silky pumpkin. Yum!
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So glad you enjoyed!!
Have you ever made this in a bundt?
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Every year I want to make this but never have because there are too many anti-pumpkin people in my family. Finally decided to make it anyways. The anti-pumpkin people still refused it, but the rest of us LOVED it. So so good. I was surprised because of how simple it was to make. Baked mine with Heath toffee bits and cinnamon graham crackers on top. Ended up needing to bake it for almost 60 mins until the middle was set. 100% recommend this recipe! And don’t skip the ice cream on top!
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Super easy! I used graham crackers and butterscotch chips on top. Tastes great…but super super sweet. Might use almond milk instead of evaporated milk the next time I make this just to cut down on the sugar a bit. But, overall I love this recipe!
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Evaporated milk usually isn’t sweet at all. Did you by chance used sweetened condensed milk? Sometimes people get the two confused!
No, evap milk is correct.
I’m making next week. I love pumpkin things, well as long as Coffee is not involved. Lol
Hope you enjoy!!
I didn’t have any graham crackers or toffee so I used walnuts. It was really delicious. Easy quick and yummy.
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Glad you liked it!! It’s pumpkin season all year round!
Great recipe
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