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!
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!
Here’s the recipe! You will enjoy it immensely!
- 1 box Butter Pecan cake mix
- 14 oz Pumpkin Puree
- 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice
- 14 oz can fat-free sweetened condensed milk or full flavor
- Caramel Ice Cream Topping approx 1/2 to 1 cup - depending on your preference
- 1 3.4 oz small box instant Pumpkin Pie Jell-O Pudding
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Milk (or your choice of milk)
- 8 oz tub Cool Whip
- 1/4 cup Heath English Toffee Bits
- 1/4 cup Pecans chopped
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Heat oven to 350°. *Spray a 9x9 pan with non-stick spray.
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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.
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Spread batter into pan. (Batter will be thick and it won't seem like you will have enough batter, but it does raise.)
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Bake 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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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.
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Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake, filling in all the holes until gone.
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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.
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Pour the instant pumpkin pudding into a bowl and add your milk of choice and whisk together well.
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Pour pudding over sweetenened condensed milk and caramel layer of cake spreading evenly on top of the cake.and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Spread the Cool Whip over the top of cake.
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Sprinkle the Heath bits and pecans over the Cool Whip, then drizzle some caramel on top of that.
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Refrigerate for 4 hours, or overnight.
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Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
The more you let the sweetened condensed milk, caramel and pudding soak in the cake, the better.
OMG!!
If you want to make this in a 9x13 pan, the cake will be 1 - 1/2 inches high. If you want a taller cake, double the recipe. I think the second option is better, in my opinion or go with the 9x9 pan.
Other Pumpkin Goodies you might wanna schmooze!
Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars
“The Great Pumpkin” Cheesecake
Pumpkin & Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake + Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust
This looks divine!
Thank you so much Teresa! 🙂
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.
Thank you and your welcome Karen. I promise, you will love it! Happy you stopped by from the partay! 🙂
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!!!
Awesome! Thanks so much for swinging by and pinning too! 🙂
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!
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!
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
You are so welcome! I stopped by your party and linked up! 🙂 Thanks for the invitation! Mingled, pinned and shared 🙂
You’re so awesome! Thank you so much for coming!
Thanks! It was my pleasure Kyla! 🙂
I’m with Kyla! Thanks so much for coming to our Found & Foraged linky party. I hope you will stop by next week:)
This looks insanely good and completely worth every single calorie!! Pinning.
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?
Hi Jen! When making the pudding, if using Almond milk, 1 cup, if you use regular milk, then 2 cups. 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
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.
Thank you! 🙂