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Praline Pumpkin Cake

A mixture of melted butter, cream, brown sugar and chopped pecans is poured into the bottom of two cake pans. Cake batter is made with the help of boxed yellow cake mix, canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. The batter covers the pecan mixture. After the cakes are cooled, they are flipped over so the pecan mixture is on top. Frosting is made with pumpkin pie spice and a container of cream cheese frosting. After layering the cake and frosting, additional pecans can be sprinkled on top.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Cake
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 16 people

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1 box Betty Crocker Supermoist Yellow Cake mix
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin not pumpkin pie mix
  • ½ cup water
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 container Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Caramel Topping / Chopped Pecans for garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 325 F. In a 1-quart heavy saucepan, stir together butter, whipping cream and brown sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Pour into two ungreased 9 or 8 inch round cake pans; sprinkle evenly with ¾ cup pecans.
  2. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture in each pan.
  3. Bake 41-47 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack flipping pan onto rack. Pecans will be on top when cooling. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  4. Stir remaining ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice into frosting. To assemble cake, place 1 layer, praline side up, on serving plate. Spread with half of the frosting on top. Top with 2nd layer, praline side up; spread remaining to top edges (don’t do sides). Drizzle with caramel and pecans if desired.

Recipe Notes

This cake took 53 minutes to bake for me.