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I am calling all pumpkin lovers! Pumpkin Dump Cake is such an easy recipe that is filled with tasty pumpkin spice flavors, has the best and most moist texture, and is the perfect Fall dessert recipe with only 7 simple ingredients.
So, if you plan to hang out with any pumpkin fans, you can whip up this easy Fall dessert as an easy dump cake recipe and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to top it off.
This pumpkin cake would be great to serve on any special occasion. You could use this as a Thanksgiving dessert for those that don’t love pumpkin pie, or maybe you don’t have the time to make one.
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Ingredients for Pumpkin Dump Cake:
- Pumpkin: use pure pumpkin purée from a can or homemade pumpkin puree
- Milk: for the best results use evaporated milk
- Eggs: use the eggs right out of the fridge
- Sugar: be sure to use granulated sugar
- Spices: you will need to have ground cinnamon
- Cake mix: pick your favorite box of spice cake mix
- Butter: use unsalted butter thinly sliced
How to make Pumpkin Dump Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To a medium bowl add in the pumpkin purée, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, and cinnamon whisk well.Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray add the pumpkin mixture in.
Sprinkle the cake mix on the top and don’t move it but carefully spread it out
Place the slices of butter over the top and bake for 50 minutes.
How to store this pumpkin pie dump cake:
Counter: Let the cake cool to room temperature and then place the lid on the cake pan, place plastic wrap on the cake pan, or move the leftovers from this easy pumpkin recipe into an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Tips and tricks for making this easy pumpkin dessert:
Why use evaporated milk?
When you use evaporated milk in this delicious cake you will get a more moist cake because of the extra creaminess of the milk, but you could also use heavy cream.
Toppings for this easy pumpkin dump cake recipe:
- Cream cheese frosting
- Sprinkle pecans on top
- Maple syrup frosting or icing
Can you make these into pumpkin muffins or cupcakes?
I would not suggest changing this from the simple pumpkin dump cake. To make sure this recipe turns out, you need to let the butter to mix into the dry cake mix for this popular recipe to turn out correctly.
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