Description
A comforting and delicious fall dessert that combines velvety pumpkin filling with a golden, buttery topping, perfect for Thanksgiving or any cozy gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 30 ounces pumpkin purée
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix (dry)
- 1 cup salted butter (melted or cold and sliced)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice until smooth.
- Pour the pumpkin mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the pumpkin layer without mixing it in.
- Drizzle melted butter over the cake mix or place thin pats of cold butter on top.
- Optional: Scatter chopped walnuts or pecans over the butter layer.
- Bake for about 60 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the pumpkin layer is set.
- Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
Notes
Feel free to experiment with spices or nuts based on your taste preferences. For a vegan version, replace eggs with flax eggs and use coconut milk.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: pumpkin, dessert, fall, Thanksgiving, cake, easy dessert