Pumpkin Praline Cake

This pumpkin praline cake is a decadent fall treat, with real pumpkin and crunchy praline baked into a moist and dense bundt cake. Each bite is a delightful blend of flavors and textures!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bundt cake, pecans, pumpkin

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Cooling Time 30

Total Time 2

Servings

Calories 317kcal

Author Sara Garska

Cost $12

Equipment

Stand or hand mixer
mixing bowl
bundt cake pan

Ingredients

Cake

1 box yellow cake mix
7.5 oz pumpkin puree 1/2 of a typical can
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup water

Praline Layer

1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup butter softened

Glaze

2 TB butter
2 TB milk
powdered sugar to desired thickness

Instructions

Cake Instructions

To Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease your bundt pan thoroughly.
In a small bowl, mix butter, dark brown sugar, and chopped nuts. Set the pecan praline mixture aside.
Combine in bowl of stand mixer: cake mix, pumpkin, oil, light brown sugar, water, and spices. Beat at medium speed for one minute.
Add eggs, one at a time and beat after each for one minute.
Pour half the batter into prepared Bundt pan.
Top the first cake layer with praline mixture.
Scoop the remaining cake batter on top of pecan praline layer.
Bake at 350 for one hour.
Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pan.

To Make a Glaze (optional)

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat.
Add the milk .
Add powdered sugar and whisk until glaze is desired consistency.
Drizzle glaze over cooled cake and sprinkle with additional chopped nuts as an option.

Notes

Prep Tips

Prepping the Pan - Do not skip greasing the Bundt pan, even if it is non-stick. That praline mix is sticky! In my first attempt, it stuck too much and I couldn’t get the cake out whole. It was still delicious, so I saved all the cake pieces to use in something else. The second time I used Crisco and flour to grease my pan. That worked better, though a couple of places did stick. The glaze covered those parts up nicely. You can also use a nonstick baking spray designed for greasing cake pans.
Garnish - The original recipe did not call for additional toppings, but we found that adding a glaze and a sprinkle of chopped nuts on top of the cake made it look beautiful and added a nice flavor. This is optional. Alternatively, you could top with your favorite cream cheese frosting, or skip the frosting and serve the cake with a dollop of whipped cream.

Nutrition information is an estimate only and does not include glaze or toppings.

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