Pecan Pie Dump Cake: The Best Easy Dessert Everyone Will Love
Pecan Pie Dump Cake is a delicious and simple dessert that everyone will love.
Equipment
- baking dish
- mixing bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 can cooking spray
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup salted butter melted, divided
- 3 ½ cups pecan halves divided
- 1 box butter yellow cake mix (such as Betty Crocker)
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- vanilla ice cream for serving (optional)
- caramel topping for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Gather all ingredients.
- Whisk together eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, cream, vanilla, and ½ cup of the butter until smooth.
- Stir in 2 cups of the pecans until well coated.
- Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle cake mix and pumpkin pie spice evenly over pecan mixture.
- Drizzle evenly with remaining ½ cup butter and sprinkle with remaining 1 ½ cups pecans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until lightly golden brown and no dry spots remain on top, about 20 minutes longer.
- Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature with ice cream and caramel, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 5gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 800IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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