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Pumpkin Spice Crunch Dump Cake

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Full of spicy pumpkin goodness with a crunchy topping, this is better than pumpkin pie.

Ingredients

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Bottom crust

  • 1 spice cake mix, set aside 1 cup
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • one egg

Filling

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 29 ounce can pumpkin puree OR 2 15 ounce cans
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup evaporated milk

Topping

  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • one cup of cake mix, reserved from crust
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup coconut, shredded
  • 1/3 cup butter

Instructions

Bottom Crust

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of 9 by 13 pan with cooking spray.
  2. Combine cake mix, less the reserved 1 cup, and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until crumbly, then add egg.
  3. Press mix evenly into bottom of 9×13 pan. Place in oven while mixing the filling, about 5 minutes.

Filling

  1. Mix eggs and pumpkin puree together. Add spices and sugars, then evaporated milk. Stir together well.
  2. Spread filling evenly over the partially baked crust.

Topping

  1. Place sugar and cake mix in medium bowl, cut in butter until crumbly.
  2. Stir in pecans and coconut, then sprinkle evenly over the pumpkin filling.
  3. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or when a knife inserted in the middle it comes out clean. If necessary bake another 5 to 10 minutes
  4. Cool before serving, add whipped topping or ice cream if desired