Pumpkin dump cake
This dump cake, of the pumpkin variety, is literally cake dumped on top pumpkin puree.
Servings 1 cake
Ingredients
- 32 ounces canned pumpkin puree or 2 1/2-3 lbs of pumpkin
- 2 tsp ground or powdered ginger
- 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 2 tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 12 ounces evaporated milk (1 can)
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup butter or margarine (1 1/2 sticks)
Instructions
- If using the canned puree, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and skip to step five. If making the pumpkin puree, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Scrape out the insides of the pumpkin and cut it into slices. Place the slices on a baking sheet, preferably lined with parchment paper, skin-side down.
- Bake for at least 1 hour, until the pumpkin slices are tender when poked with a fork. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees after the pumpkin is removed.
- Separate the pumpkin flesh from the skin and put the flesh in a blender, food processor or bowl and puree.
- In a large bowl, mix the puree with the spices, brown sugar and vanilla until well combined.
- Add the eggs and evaporated milk and mix until well combined.
- Pour the puree mixture into a greased 9x13 pan.
- Evenly spread the cake mix over the top of the puree.
- Either melt the butter/margarine and sprinkle evenly over the top of the cake mix, making sure that every part of the mix is hit with the melted butter/margarine or cut the butter/margarine into small squares and place on top of the cake mix.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes, until the top is golden and a knife placed into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. Serve with whipped cream, ice cream, or by itself.
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- Puree, pre-spices and sugar.
- Pack that brown sugar.
- The puree, once the brown sugar (packed) has been put in.
- The puree, after spices and brown sugar have been added.
- Opening the evaporated milk.
- Pour it in.
- Pour in the evaporated milk.
- Three eggs.
- Three eggs.
- Beat the eggs, evaporated milk into the puree.
- Beat the eggs, evaporated milk into the puree.
- Pour the pumpkin puree mixture into a greased 9×13 pan.
- The yellow cake mix.
- Pour on the cake mix.
- Tamp down the cake mix, if you want. Strive for even coverage.
- Butter pre-melt.
- The melted butter.
- When pouring the butter over (or placing pads of butter on top), make sure you get full coverage.