Pumpkin Dump Cake

I came across this recipe and noted the reviews that people did not appreciate the amount of cake mix left on top of the dessert. My OLD recipe version of this yummy dessert instructs the baker to marble in the cake mix by sliding a table knife throught the batter, I use back and forth motions sliding both length-wise and width-wise doing SEVERAL ROUNDS. For transparency, differences in the recipes include using a 1 lb can of pumpkin, using 1.5 cups sugar, 4 eggs and 1 cup pecans. This recipe is likely forgiving on some of the amounts, but I do think marbling may up the satisfaction level with the outcome. As you can see, a lot of the cake mix blended in. Best to you all!

We all loved it but thought it needed something more than just nuts on top. Just made it again this afternoon and loaded the top with streusel. The streusel had the extra butter in it to help with the dry spots of cake mix. Yummy!

The only way to get the butter even over the cake mix is to freeze it then use a cheese grater to shred it then you won't get any dry cake patches

Very simple recipe.. and taste amazing.

After reading the reviews, I did add a thin pie crust layer on the bottom. I made pumpkin filling from scratch, and followed the recipe to the tee and the filling is DELICIOUS!! The topping is perfect to make a crumble for pumpkin, and it added the spice to it. I will use more pecans next time, and maybe use my standard granola mix. Overall, a fast and easy recipe and most ingredients are on hand.

This is very good. Kinda like a less-firm pumpkin pie with a topping. My local Walmart didn’t carry spice cake, so I bought white cake. Excellent this way. It’s a bit sweet but that didn’t stop me from having a big piece. Poured the melted butter over the whole thing but apparently some parts weren’t covered enough because I had dry cake mix in some parts of my cake. I saw a video of this exact recipe somewhere else except they used melted butter and sliced cold butter both on top. I wonder if this could have prevented dry areas. Needless to say we loved it. A 5 star.

For our son’s 25th birthday cake.