Dessert for 24
Pumpkin Dump Cake with butter
Pumpkin custard bakes beneath yellow cake mix, pecans, and melted butter until golden and set.
Typical price
$1.47for 4 servings
$0.37 per serving$1.47 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Canned pumpkin$0.14/oz typical | 15 oz | $2.10Typical price |
| Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical | 12 oz | $1.68Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.18Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 6 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.84 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cans (15 oz) pumpkin puree
- 1 cans (12 oz) evaporated milk
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 boxs yellow cake mix
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 3/4 cup butter
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk the pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl.
- Pour the pumpkin mixture into the pan and sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over it.
- Scatter the chopped pecans over the cake mix and pour the melted butter evenly across the top.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until golden and the pumpkin center is set.
- Cool the cake for 10 minutes before cutting.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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