3-Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake

Recipe Ingredients

This pumpkin spice cake recipe truly simplifies baking, allowing you to create a memorable dessert with minimal effort and maximum flavor! Here are the ingredients you’ll need.

Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Spice Cake Mix: This is your shortcut to ultimate flavor. The cake mix comes pre-loaded with all the essential dry ingredients to create the foundation of your cake.

Canned Pumpkin Puree: This ingredient creates the authentic, festive pumpkin flavor and adds essential moisture to your cake. Unlike pumpkin pie mix, which is already spiced and sweetened, pure pumpkin puree gives you control over the overall sweetness and spice level.

Large Eggs: Eggs are the binding agents in this recipe, helping to hold all the ingredients together.

Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting (Optional): While optional, it adds a luscious, tangy-sweet finish that perfectly complements the warm spices of the pumpkin cake.

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake

You won’t believe how easy pumpkin spice dump cake can be. The full recipe directions are below, but honestly, the only complicated part might be assembling the ingredients. 

1. Make the Cake

When you start with Betty Crocker™ Spice Cake Mix, you’re almost all the way done!  Stir in a can of pumpkin puree—not pumpkin pie filling. Your pumpkin puree will help to add the perfect amount of pumpkin flavor, while also providing a good amount of the moisture your cake will require. Then it’s as simple as beating the mixture together with the eggs and transferring to a pan.

2. Bake and Cool

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350°. Let it cool down to room temperature for 1 hour and voilà! Your pumpkin spice dump cake is ready to serve.

Topping Ideas

In addition to being extremely easy, pumpkin spice dump cake is also effortless to customize. Simply choose your own toppings to make your dessert pair perfectly with your main course, bring out different flavors, or just add a welcome touch of sweetness.

For an extra sweet crunch, crumble some crushed maple candies or chopped candied pecans over the top. Short on time? No problem. A dusting of cinnamon is another perfect topping that will add a little spicy warmth, or chop up walnuts or cashews for a hearty, nutty crunch. Another simple option? Whipped cream! You can’t miss with a dollop of fluffy, creamy goodness to play off the savory spice of your pumpkin spice dump cake.

How to Store (and Reheat) Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake

You can store leftover pumpkin spice dump cake in the refrigerator or freezer.

Refrigerator

Store any leftover cake in an airtight container for up to 6 days.

Freezer

If you’re going to be freezing your leftovers, it’s best if you freeze it prior to adding any frosting. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months. 

Reheating

Then when it’s time to serve, simply allow frozen dump cake to thaw in the fridge overnight, and warm it up in the oven at 350° for about 10 minutes to give it that fresh-from-the-oven heat.