pumpkin spice dump cake

Name: Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can(s) pumpkin, 15 oz.; 1 can(s) evaporated milk, 12 oz.; 4 - eggs; 1 cup(s) sugar; 5 teaspoon(s) pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 package(s) spice cake mix or yellow cake mix, 18.25 oz.; 1/2 cup(s) butter (melted); 1 cup(s) nuts any type (chopped), I use almonds

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Marieann Johansen

Desert Hot Springs, CA

Updated on Oct 23, 2025

This is a tiny bit more work than the regular dump cake, but well worth the effort.

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A slice of Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake ready to be served.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Sweet and amazingly moist with a nutty crumb topping, this pumpkin spice dump cake recipe is ideal for your holiday table, bake sale or potluck. You won't believe this is a dump cake. The pumpkin flavor really shines. Served hot it's almost like a pumpkin cobbler. Yum!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 can pumpkin, 15 oz.
1 can evaporated milk, 12 oz.
4 - eggs
1 cup sugar
5 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package spice cake mix or yellow cake mix, 18.25 oz.
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 cup nuts any type (chopped), I use almonds

How To Make pumpkin spice dump cake

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl whisk pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
Step 3

Gently mix 1/2 of the cake mix into the pumpkin mixture.
Step 4

Pour the pumpkin mixture into the 9x13 pan.
Step 5

Sprinkle the remaining cake mix and chopped nuts over the pumpkin mixture.
Step 6

Then drizzle the melted butter over the top of the entire cake batter.
Step 7

Bake in a 350F oven for 55 minutes.
Step 8

Check for nicely browned edges. Cool a bit before serving or serve completely cooled.
Step 9

Serve from the baking pan. A scoop of ice cream with this is great.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 437kcal, carbohydrates: 62g, cholesterol: 83mg, fat: 19g, fiber: 3g, protein: 8g, saturated fat: 8g, sodium: 527mg, sugar: 40g, unsaturated fat: 10g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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