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November 17, 2020

Easy pumpkin pie cake recipe {better than pumpkin pie!}

In today’s post: Pumpkin pie cake is your new favorite pumpkin dessert!

I first shared this recipe a few years ago, but it’s been so popular I decided it needed new photos and a printable recipe card to go along with it. This is pumpkin pie cake, an amazing update to pumpkin pie that ditches the traditional crust in favor of buttery cake-crumbles. It’s easy to make, feeds a crowd, and will be loved by everyone, even pumpkin pie haters like me. Plus it’ll make your house smell divine.

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - even people who don't like pumpkin pie love this recipe! Plus it feeds a crowd.

Pumpkin Pie Cake

The first time I tried this recipe I wasn’t sure what to expect. Pie? Cake? Something in between? Well, it’s definitely part pumpkin pie, creamy and spiced to perfection.

easy pumpkin pie cake recipe: this is even better than pumpkin pie! great for holiday dinners

But instead of a crust, the pie is mixed with crumbles made from a yellow cake mix and butter. Half of the crumbles get swirled into the pumpkin mixture, where they stay soft, while the other half goes on top, where they get just a little crunchy.

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - this is so good! Plus it feeds a crowd.

The result is a moist, tasty, dessert that has all the creaminess and flavors of pumpkin pie without being quite so…well…boring.

So what’s the difference between this and a pumpkin dump cake? Well, the ingredients are similar but I think this pumpkin pie cake tastes better than a pumpkin dump cake because you’ve got buttery cake all through it instead of just on top.

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - even people who don't like pumpkin pie love this recipe! Plus it feeds a crowd.

Pumpkin Pie Cake Recipe

Here’s the recipe for dreamy pumpkin pie cake. It’s only going to take you about ten minutes to mix everything up and get it in the oven. Plan on an hour for baking, and a couple hours to chill before serving.

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - this is so good! Plus it feeds a crowd.
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Pumpkin Pie Cake

Pumpkin pie cake is your new favorite pumpkin dessert!
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 10 mins
Total Time1 hr 30 mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Cake
Servings: 20

Ingredients

  • 1 box Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 can pumpkin 29 oz
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 4 eggs
  • 17 oz evaporated milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Heat butter until just melted, not hot. Whisk in one egg. Mix in yellow cake mix with a fork until mixture resembles crumbs.
  • Sprinkle 1/2 of the crumbs into a greased 9x13 pan, setting aside the remainder.
  • Beat 4 remaining eggs in a large bowl and the stir in pumpkin.
  • In a small bowl, mix sugar and spices, then mix into the pumpkin/eggs. 
  • Stir in evaporated milk 1/2 can at a time.
  • Pour pumpkin mix over crust, then sprinkle remaining crumbs on top - pan will be quite full.
  • Bake for  60-70 minutes (a knife inserted near the edge will come out clean, but the center may still be soft).
  • Cool completely and chill before serving with whipped cream or cool whip.

Basically, you make a pumpkin pie mix and a yellow cake mix. You’ll crumble half the cake mix on the bottom of a 9×13 pan, then pour in all the pie mix, then top with the rest of the crumbled cake mix.

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - this is so good! Plus it feeds a crowd.

When it’s done baking, the pumpkin pie cake will be nice and golden brown on the top, and a knife inserted near the edge will come out clean.

Here’s a quick video that shows the process:


You’ll want to cool it completely before serving. I think it tastes best chilled, topped with whipped cream (required) and caramel sauce and toffee bits (optional). You can cut it into 20 small pieces or 15 larger pieces. Either way, everyone’s going to love it!

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - this is so good! Plus it feeds a crowd.

Enjoy! If you love pumpkin, check out these posts:

Caramel Pumpkin poke cake

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies

Double Chocolate swirled pumpkin bread

Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon rolls

 

Pumpkin pie cake will be your new favorite pumpkin recipe! Pumpkin pie swirled with buttery cake crumbles - this is so good! Plus it feeds a crowd.

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Comments

  1. Ange says

    September 1, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    I’ve made this recipe last year and it was awesome. Everyone loved it.

    Reply
  2. Gina says

    September 24, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    I’m excited to try this! For some weird reason my kids don’t like pumpkin pie, so I never make or buy it because I’d end up eating it all myself. I think they’ll like this recipe. And a blogger note–I just LOVE your photo collage with the four rectangles–that’s brilliant!

    Reply
  3. Pascal Uijterwaal says

    October 31, 2015 at 10:00 am

    So sad I can’t make this in the Netherlands, we don’t have those ingredients….

    Reply
    • Linda says

      October 21, 2018 at 8:20 pm

      Made this. Looked exactly like the picture, and was so good.

      Reply
  4. BriAnna says

    November 23, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    I don’t understand what you did with the first egg and butter. Can you please elaborate?

    Reply
    • Nancy says

      September 22, 2019 at 5:44 pm

      It’s in the directions. Just follow them in order.

      Reply
  5. jackieray says

    October 29, 2017 at 7:42 pm

    how big is the pan you are useing

    Reply
    • Lady Michigan says

      October 16, 2018 at 5:16 pm

      9 x 13

      Reply
  6. Lady Michigan says

    October 16, 2018 at 9:56 am

    I use a spice cake mix takes it to the next level

    Reply
    • autumn says

      October 16, 2018 at 10:54 am

      oh, great idea!

      Reply
  7. 192.168.0.1 says

    October 19, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    Pumpkin pie cake is my new favorite pumpkin dessert!

    Reply
  8. Rahul Kumar says

    January 1, 2019 at 3:57 am

    Awesome post thank you for sharing !! it is really a good post..

    Reply
  9. Tina says

    September 15, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    Really delicious and so easy to put together. Served it for a party and got many compliments.

    Reply
  10. Erin says

    October 13, 2019 at 12:41 am

    Are you using fresh ginger?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      October 14, 2019 at 7:00 am

      Ground ginger, thanks for checking!

      Reply
  11. Sarah says

    November 24, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    Is there an easy way to get 17 oz evap milk if cans are usually 5oz or 12 oz? I guess use 12 oz and a little less than half of another 12 oz? I just don’t want my approximating to mess it up

    Reply
  12. Sonia says

    November 21, 2020 at 8:01 pm

    Can I substitute sugar for stevia or another product

    Reply

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