Pumpkin Dump Cake

This pumpkin dump cake without eggs, or even stirring, makes it the easiest recipe ever! If you’re a fan of pumpkin desserts, you need to put this easy Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe on your fall baking list. With just minutes of prep, it’s perfect for seasonal get-togethers.

You’ll Love This Pumpkin Dump Cake Without Evaporated Milk

This easy pumpkin dump cake recipe is one you’ll want to make immediately, especially if you’re a fan of dump cake recipes and you want a seasonal treat.  

Like other dump cakes, this one uses just a few ingredients, is layered into a baking dish, is topped with dry cake mix, and doused in melted butter before baking in the oven.

This is not a cake cake. It doesn’t rise like a traditional cake. And I resent the recipes that Google shows who call their cakes a dump cake that include stirring and whatnot. It’s disrespectful.

I mean, this dessert can hardly be considered baking, but it sure tastes delightful!

Related: Sweet Potato Dump Cake Recipe

A pumpkin toffee dump cake is the easiest fall dessert you could possibly make.

With just a few minutes of prep, you end up with a delicious dessert that is great for a crowd or treating your family at the end of a meal. Plus it has all the seasonal flavors you want with very little work!

This eggless Pumpkin Dump Cake is a great dessert for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving or any gathering during autumn. It also doesn’t use evaporated milk, keeping it simple and delicious.

You may also like my Pumpkin Sheet Cake for fall gatherings. Or you can serve a classic Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake. (I’ll link all my pumpkin recipes at the bottom of this post).

Ingredient Notes

If I don’t want to stir a dump cake, I sure as heck don’t want to cut, clean and cook my own pumpkin to puree. Canned pumpkin is the way to go, my friend.

Also, have you been hearing the kerfuffle about canned pumpkin not really being pumpkin but just your everyday basic squash with some coloring? I won’t dwell on that.

I like the plain canned pumpkin so I can add my own spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, but you could use pumpkin pie filling and keep things super easy.

You can also substitute a Pumpkin Pie blend if you have it. That would certainly keep things simple.

I also add brown sugar because brown sugar is delicious (hello, Brown Sugar Pie…). Light or dark is fine.

If you use pie filling that comes spiced up, you would not add extra sugar or spices unless you taste it and think it needs more.

Because canned pumpkin is smooth, feel free to add texture in the way of nuts, candies, etc. I added pecans and toffee bits because those flavors pair really well with the creaminess of pumpkin.

If you’ve checked out any of my other dump cake recipes (which you totally should, because they’re delicious!) you’ll know I go ham on the butter.

2 sticks of melted butter may seem like a lot, but I think it gives the best flavor and covers the dry cake mix the best. 

I like to use yellow cake mix on account of its extra buttery flavor. But a white cake mix or even spice cake mix would work with minor flavor changing.

How to Make an Eggless Pumpkin Dump Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 1

In a 9 x 13 baking dish, use a spatula to spread 2 cans of pumpkin evenly-ish across the bottom. Or one large can. Whatever you can find.

*Remember, a dump cake isn’t fussy. Which is why I love them so much. This Chocolate Caramel Dump Cake… You guys…

Step 2

Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.

Step 3

Sprinkle the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger as evenly across the top as you can.

Step 4

Sprinkle on pecans and toffee bits.

Step 5

Sprinkle the cake mix over the top.

Step 6

Top with melted butter (and a few extra pecans if you want to for presentation and a little extra crunch).

Bake

Bake for about an hour in a 350-degree oven. 

There really isn’t anything better than a Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe with yellow cake mix for fall! 

How to Serve

If you are lazy like I am, this pumpkin dump cake with no eggs recipe is delicious as is.

You can also serve it with whipped cream or ice cream. And you can drizzle it with caramel sauce or anything else that sounds good to you.

Make this yummy eggless Pumpkin Dump Cake for all your fall dessert needs! Or just make it so you can eat it straight from the dish with a spoon. There’s no wrong way to eat this cake. 

Recipe Notes

My youngest son LOVED this dump cake! And so did I! I’m not a huge pumpkin fan (although I’ve ended up with quite a few pumpkin recipes) so I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did.

I’ve gotta give some love to all that butter, though. The butter and cake mix double whammy is one of my favorite flavor combos! 

And when mixed with a little pumpkin, it’s such a treat! Plus it’s just SO easy to make! 

If you look around at the interwebs for Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe, you’ll find one million and one of them.

And about 99% of them require you to add extra ingredients and actually stir. Are you as appalled as I am? As a dump cake purist, I do my best to keep things as simple as possible.

My Strawberry Shortcake Dump Cake does require stirring (but the angel food cake mix gets all foamy and awesome – you really just have to bite the bullet and stir that one). 

A traditional dump cake is not cake-y, it’s a moist and delicious spoonful of gooey goodness. So stop trying to elevate this cake by adding eggs! Sheesh.

I didn’t even realize I had a dump cake soapbox. Sorry about that. 

Tips

• You want to mix in the spices to make sure they are balanced throughout, you can easily mix it right in the baking dish.
• My best friend was over when I made this and she really wanted me to mix the sugar and spices with the pumpkin. I resisted because you don’t mix dump cakes, but of course, you can if you want to make sure it’s evenly spread throughout the dump cake.
• Dump cakes are very forgiving so you can easily modify to suite your tastes. Add maple syrup, vanilla, other spices like nutmeg, etc.
• A drizzle of caramel sauce never hurt nothin’. And it would be delightful on this dump cake recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pumpkin Recipes

• You’ll go crazy over this Salted Caramel Pumpkin Pie Milkshake. 
• Kick up your holidays with a delicious Fireball Pumpkin Pie.
• A Pumpkin Spice Trifle is another tasty dessert for a crowd.
• This simple Pumpkin Sheet Cake is full of flavor and so delish!
• A Pumpkin Mug Cake is the perfect treat for one!
• Browse this list of yummy Pumpkin Cocktails. They’re great for all your holiday parties.
• This Pumpkin Martini is A MUST!
• Indulge in the creamy goodness of this Pumpkin Dip recipe with Cool Whip.

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