Pumpkin & butter pecan cake drenched in a sweetened condensed milk, caramel sauce and pumpkin pudding, topped off with fluffy clouds of whipped cream, buttery toffee bits and pecans. It's INSANE!!!
Pumpkin desserts are still rockin' on the blog. The holidays are just around the bend. I don't know about you, but I've been sampling 'oh so many' sweets since Mid-March 2014. That's when I started 'The Baking ChocolaTess' blog. Boy, has time flown by!!
I'm in love with this Pumpkin Putter Pecan Poke Cake. It is sooooo insane! Pumpkin and Butter Pecan together is a real treat!
The pumpkin and butter pecan cake is so moist, it melts in your mouth and the *roll-your-eyes-with-satisfaction* flavors begin just like Violet Beauregarde. Remember that gum-chewing American girl in 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'? She snatches the new type of gum he is working on that doubles as a filling three-course meal! Big trouble happens in that last course.
Hopefully, you don't get the great pumpkin effect from this, like she did as a very large blueberry. A very large pumpkin, hmm? Scary!
Other Pumpkin Goodies you might wanna schmooze just 'cuz...
Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars
Ultimate Pumpkin Bars with Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting
“The Great Pumpkin” Cheesecake
“CopyCat” Starbucks Pumpkin Pound Cake
Pumpkin Butter Pecan Poke Cake! It's Insane!
Ingredients
- 1 box Butter Pecan cake mix
- 14 oz Pumpkin Puree
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie spice
- 14 oz can fat-free sweetened condensed milk or full flavor
- Caramel Ice Cream Topping or Salted Caramel Topping approx ½ to 1 cup - depending on your preference
- 1 3.4 oz small box instant Pumpkin Pie Jell-O Pudding
- 1 ½ cups Almond Milk (or your choice of milk)
- 8 oz tub Cool Whip
- ¼ cup Heath English Toffee Bits
- ¼ cup Pecans chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°. *Spray a 9x9 pan with non-stick spray.
- In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened and forms a batter, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Spread batter into pan. (Batter will be thick and it won't seem like you will have enough batter, but it does raise.)
- Bake 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool for about 10 minutes after baking. Using the bottom of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over on the top of the cake.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake, filling in all the holes until gone.
- Take the caramel sauce and pour or squirt some caramel into each of the holes on the cake. Don't go overboard, a little goes a long way.
- Pour the instant pumpkin pudding into a bowl and add your milk of choice and whisk together well.
- Pour pudding over sweetenened condensed milk and caramel layer of cake spreading evenly on top of the cake.and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Spread the Cool Whip over the top of cake.
- Sprinkle the Heath bits and pecans over the Cool Whip, then drizzle some caramel on top of that.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours, or overnight.
- Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
Notes
OMG!! If you want to make this in a 9x13 pan, the cake will be 1 - ½ inches high, so if you want a taller cake, double the recipe, the thin option isn't as good. I think the second option is better, in my opinion or go with the 9x9 pan.
Kim Lange says
15.25 Grace.
Grace says
Aloha! What size cake mix did you use the 15.25 or the 18.25oz?
Kim Lange says
Awesome! I hope you enjoy Suzan!! Thanks for stopping by!
Suzan J says
This looks divine! Going to make this for Thanksgiving!
ChocolaTess says
Aww! Very true Janice! I hope you all enjoy it! 🙂
Janice Bradsher says
This looks so good! I can't wait to make it. It probably won't be until the holidays. If I make it before then, I will eat all of it before I can serve it to my guests. 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Hi Diane, I would just substitute vanilla pudding and add some pumpkin pie spice to it. Should still be tasty!
I just got some a few weeks ago, so maybe they don't have it out yet or in a special place at Walmart where you live. You might ask next time you go in or call and see if they have it too. Hope that helps!
Diane says
I can't find the Pumpkin pudding anywhere, Walmart had it last year but they are not selling it this year. What can I use instead?
ChocolaTess says
Hi Cassie! This recipe isn't including the box directions ingredients, just the cake mix and pumpkin. 😀
cassie says
Question- Do you make the cake mix as box directs with eggs, oil, water and add the pumpkin or strictly just mix and pumpkin?
ChocolaTess says
Yes Valer, it fits! 🙂
Valer says
I just wanted to check to be sure about the pan size. I've made many poke cakes, but always in a 9" x 13" pan. This cake actually fits in a 9" x 9" pan?
ChocolaTess says
Hi Debra! Hope you enjoy! Here's the link: http://www.thebakingchocolatess.com/pumpkin-butter-pecan-poke-cake-its-insane/2/
Debra shipley says
Could I get instructions for Pumpkin butter pecan poke cake
ChocolaTess says
Hi CJ, maybe it's not in season yet, but I would think Wal-Mart would have it. But yes you could use any pudding you would like. 🙂
Cj says
I can't seem to find the pumpkin flavored pudding anywhere. Not sure if I could use either caramel or butterscotch instead
Kim says
Question- I can't find pumpkin pi pudding! Should I use vanilla or butterscotch?
ChocolaTess says
Thank you! 🙂
motherwouldknow says
I love poke cake and this one is so festive. Thanks for stopping by our Happy Holidays Link Party - be sure to join us again this week (beginning on Saturday at 7 pm ET) and every week through the holidays.
ChocolaTess says
Hi Jen! When making the pudding, if using Almond milk, 1 cup, if you use regular milk, then 2 cups. 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
Jen Tjaden says
Question about the pudding layer... the pudding directions say to mix with two cups of milk. For this recipe, do you mix the powder with one cup Almond milk and one cup of regular milk or JUST one cup of Almond milk?
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much for featuring my Pumpkin Butter Pecan Poke Cake for most views! That is so awesome! Looking forward to the next party and linking up with ya'll. Thank you so much for hosting such a fun party!
Thao@ingoodflavor says
This looks insanely good and completely worth every single calorie!! Pinning.
ChocolaTess says
Thanks! It was my pleasure Kyla! 🙂
Grace @ The Big Reveal says
I'm with Kyla! Thanks so much for coming to our Found & Foraged linky party. I hope you will stop by next week:)
kylad2013 says
You're so awesome! Thank you so much for coming!
ChocolaTess says
You are so welcome! I stopped by your party and linked up! 🙂 Thanks for the invitation! Mingled, pinned and shared 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Wow! Thank you so much for featuring my Pumpkin Butter Pecan Poke Cake! That rocks! And of course I will be back and thank you for hosting such a great party. Love seeing all the creations!
kylad2013 says
My mouth is watering!!!! Thanks for sharing! Also wanted to let you know about a new linky party starting this Saturday (tonight!!!) at 8pm called “Found & Foraged” Can’t wait to party with you at http://www.houseofhipsters.com
Ducks 'n a Row (@SineaPies) says
Kim, this looks so good. Our readers absolutely loved it. It was most viewed on last week's Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop! You'll be featured this week. Be sure to stop by for our early-bird start...Tues 7pm ET. It is our 100th party, so we are super excited!
ChocolaTess says
Awesome! Thanks so much for swinging by and pinning too! 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Thank you and your welcome Karen. I promise, you will love it! Happy you stopped by from the partay! 🙂
cdloken says
This looks so YUMMY! Thank you so much for sharing on The Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!! I'm definitely pinning this on our favorite board!!!
Karen says
this looks so good, I have to try this, I think I can modify it for our kitchen. Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from Wonderful Wednesdays.
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much Teresa! 🙂
Teresa says
This looks divine!