Easy Pumpkin Pie Dump Cake (With Cake Mix)

This easy pumpkin dump cake is made with a cake mix, and is just as fast as it sounds. Half pumpkin cake, half pumpkin pie, mix the layers and then bake for a delicious gooey pumpkin dessert. This is a great last-minute fall dessert to bring to a party, holiday or potluck.

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Why We Love Pumpkin Dump Cake

• Delicious Pumpkin Spice Flavor- This pumpkin dump cake recipe has all the cozy flavors of pumpkin spice and fall wrapped into one easy cake. The bottom tastes more like a pumpkin pie dump cake, and the top is a cross between cake and spiced coffee cake.
• Quick And Easy Prep– This cake is super easy to prep, you quite literally mix, dump and bake. No fussing, this dessert lets the oven do most of the work. I like to keep this easy pumpkin cake with cake mix in my back pocket for when I’m in a real hurry.
• Great For A Crowd– This makes a large 9 x 13 size cake that is perfect for bringing to potlucks, parties and holiday gatherings.

Ingredients Needed For Pumpkin Dump Cake

• 29 ounces pumpkin puree Canned pumpkin, or two 15 ounce cans. If using fresh pumpkin you need about 3 1/2 cups
• 3 eggs
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 15.25 ounces spice cake mix- One regular size box
• ½ cup butter melted– Salted is fine for this recipe. If your butter is unsalted, blend in 1/4 teaspoon salt to the cake mix before mixing in the butter.

How To Make Pumpkin Dump Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl add pumpkin, eggs, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and pumpkin spice, Mix all ingredients together until smooth for the first layer of this pumpkin cake recipe.

Spread the pumpkin mixture evenly into the bottom of the baking dish.

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the cake mix and melted butter until the mixture until it looks like thick sand. Sprinkle the cake mix and butter on top of the pumpkin in the baking dish.

Bake the pumpkin cake in the oven for 50 to 60 minutes until cooked through. The cake crumbles on top will turn a golden brown.

Let the pumpkin cake to cool completely, at least thirty minutes. Then slice and serve. If you skip letting the cake cool it will fall apart and crumble. Letting the cake cool allows it to set. You want the pan to be at room temperature when you touch it.

Top with chopped pecans, whipped cream and extra cinnamon if desired. Enjoy!

Store this pumpkin dump cake dessert in a covered airtight container in the fridge for three to four days.

Variations And FAQ

• Change The Cake Mix– You can use a yellow cake mix or a white cake mix swapped into this recipe. I add an extra teaspoon of pumpkin spice mix and an extra half teaspoon of cinnamon when I don’t use a spice mixed cake.
• Add A Cream Cheese Swirl– Mix 8 ounces of cream cheese, 3/4 cups of powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of milk with an electric mixer. Drizzle over the cake before baking but after adding the dry cake mix mixture. Take a butterknife and swirl the cream cheese into the cake before baking.
• Top With Nuts– Chopped pecans and walnuts are both delicious sprinkled on top of this cake
• Serve with Ice Cream- Ice cream topping this

How Do I Keep My Cake From Falling Apart?

This cake will only hold together if you allow it to cool completely. If you try to slice it before the cake has cooled and set, you may find yourself scooping it over ice cream instead of putting the ice cream on top of the cake.

How Do I Store This Pumpkin Dump Cake?

This cake does need to be refrigerated to store it. The pumpkin in the cake holds a lot of moisture, and can easily begin to spoil too fast in this dessert if you don’t store it in the refrigerator.

Other Desserts You Will Love

Pumpkin Pie Fluff Dip– Quick and easy to make, this delicious creamy pumpkin pie dip is no bake. Add your favorite cookies to dip!

Gooey Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats– This easy no bake treat has all the best fall flavors in a gooey rice krispie treat that you will love. Top with a white chocolate drizzle, you won’t regret it!

Chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies– One of my favorite pumpkin cookies of all time, these chewy pumpkin cookies are delicious!

Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Cookies– Made with cake mix, these deliciously soft and chewy cookies are topped with creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Delicious!