Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake

Submitted by Boyz 5

"This is a decadent dessert. Found it in KRAFT's "What's Cooking" magazine."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 510.29 g package yellow cake mix
• 398 ml can pumpkin puree, divided
• 118.29 ml milk
• 78.78 ml vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 7.39 ml pumpkin pie spice, divided
• 250 g package cream cheese, softened
• 236.59 ml icing sugar
• 1000.0 ml container Cool Whip Topping, thawed
• 59.14 ml caramel topping
• 118.29 ml toasted pecans

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.
3. Beat cake mix, 1 cup of the pumpkin puree, milk, oil, eggs and 1 teaspoons of the pumpkin-pie spice in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
4. Pour evenly into prepared pans.
5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean.
6. Cool completely on wire racks.
7. Meanwhile beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
8. Add icing sugar,remaining pumpkin and remaining 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin-pie spice; mix well.
9. Stir in whipped topping.
10. Remove cake layers from pans; cut each layer horizontally in half with a serrated knife.
11. Stack the layers on a serving plate, spreading the cream cheese mixture between the layers.
12. Do not frost the top layer.
13. Drizzle with caramel topping and toasted pecans.
14. Store in refrigerator.

Reviews

[jswinks]

So good! everyone loved it. I used light cream cheese and whipped topping and worked great. Don't add the topping until ready to serve.

 

[Dannygirl]

I made this for Thanksgiving dinner last night. Very easy to make, impressive looking and delicious. I was actually coming to post it myself! My family all agreed the was a $7 per slice restaurant quality dessert. I made it exactly as directed except I didn't have Pumpkin Pie Spice, so I used 1 tsp fresh ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp each of allspice and cloves and 3/4 tsp of cinnamon. For the caramel topping, I squirted a bunch in the middle, then went over it in a sun ray design which created a great drizzle effect over the sides and topped with pecan pieces.

 

[wife2abadge]

I made this to rave reviews for a potluck. I used lowfat cream cheese and 2 eggs plus 1/2 cup egg beaters. I skipped the pecans and made 3 8-inch layers instead of 2 9-inch.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Fabulous pumpkin cake, more than a five star recipe, easy to make and so delicious! thanks for posting...Kittencal:)

 

[PetesNina]

This is a great cake! I made this for my wedding rehearsal dinner a couple months ago. Thankfully, my matron of honor snagged me a piece before it was all gone. It went so fast! This is very easy to make and looks so elegant if you drizzle only about a half an inch border around the cake and allow the caramel to drip down the sides. After that, I drizzled a little across the top of the cake, but it ruined the effect. Such a wonderful dessert!