Description
An easy, gooey pecan pie-inspired dump cake with layers of pecans, caramel, and cake mix that bakes into a delicious cross between pie and cake – minimal effort with maximum flavor!
Ingredients
1 cup Pecans, chopped
1 can (15 oz) Sweetened condensed milk
1 cup Corn syrup (light or dark)
½ cup Unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 box (15.25 oz) Yellow cake mix
½ cup Unsalted butter, sliced into thin pats
1 cup Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Spread pecan pie filling evenly in bottom of dish. Drizzle with caramel sauce and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over top (don’t stir).
- Drizzle melted butter over cake mix, covering as much surface as possible.
- Bake 35-40 minutes until golden and bubbly around edges.
- Cool 15 minutes before serving warm with ice cream and extra caramel.
Notes
- For extra crunch, toast pecans before adding
- Add 1/4 cup chocolate chips with the pecans for turtle version
- Can use spice cake mix instead of yellow for variation
- Leftovers reheat well in microwave with scoop of ice cream
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 38 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg