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Caramel-Drizzled Pumpkin Poke Cake

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 55 min
  • Servings 20
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Irresistibly moist pumpkin cake! Pockets of fudgy topping. Caramel drizzles. Yum.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 16, 2022
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 cup (from 15-oz can) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Topping

  • 1 jar (about 12 oz) hot fudge topping
  • 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting or 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 2/3 cup (from a 12 oz jar) caramel topping
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan. Bake 26 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
  • 3
    Immediately poke cake every inch with handle of wooden spoon halfway into cake; cool 5 minutes. Place hot fudge topping in quart-size resealable bag. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze hot fudge into holes in cake. Repeat as necessary to use all topping.
  • 4
    Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
  • 5
    Drop frosting by spoonfuls onto cake; spread evenly.
  • 6
    Just before serving, heat caramel sauce as directed on jar; drizzle a heaping teaspoon over each serving of cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    To toast pecans, heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.
  • tip 2
    For a gooey caramel pumpkin cake, try hot caramel topping instead of hot fudge.

Nutrition

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