Am I the only one who has about had it with the summer heat and humidity? I love. love. love Fall and I’m so ready for it this year! I love the decorations, family celebrations, parties, Thanksgiving and all the yummy food. This Praline Pumpkin Cake is so easy, oh-so-wonderfully good and just in time for Fall!
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. whipping cream
1 c. packed brown sugar
3/4 c. chopped pecans
1 box yellow cake mix
1 cup pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 c. water
1/3 c. oil
4 eggs
1 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
1 tub cream cheese frosting
Caramel topping
Additional pecans for garnish
Heat oven to 325 degrees. In saucepan, stir together butter, whipping cream and brown sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring often just until butter is melted. Pour into two cake pans. Sprinkle each with pecans.
Beat together on low speed cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and 1 t. of pumpkin pie spice just until moistened. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Spoon cake batter over pecan mixture in each pan.
Bake 45 minutes or until cake springs back to touch. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
Stir remaining pumpkin pie spice into frosting. Place one layer, praline side up, on serving plate. Spread with half of frosting. Top with second layer, praline side up. Spread with remaining frosting. Drizzle with caramel topping and additional pecans. Store cake in refrigerator.
Enjoy!
*Note: I believe this is originally a Betty Crocker recipe, so I’m happy to give her credit!
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This looks so yummy! I'm definitely going to have to make it sometime.
I'm with you on being ready for fall! Can't wait!
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Looks delicious. I wish my hubby would eat things like that!
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OH YUM I am going to have to keep this one for a cool fall day!
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I will definitely be including this in my Thanksgiving dinner. It combines the best things aboutThanksgiving and Christmas in one cake…Pumpkin pie and Pecan pie!
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That looks wonderful! I miss baking, but the weather is just too hot to use the oven!
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I can not wait till it cools off so I can try this one out. Also wanted to thank you for being a sponsor. I am now a follower!!!!
~Kels
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Sounds so yummy, hopping over from blog hop. You and I have a lot in common.
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that cakes look so good!! fall is just around the corner, yay!
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Wow, that looks really delicious!
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Ditto what everyone else said. Anything with nuts has to be delicious.
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That looks amazing. Can you send me some?
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Cute blog! And…I'm always looking for a good-lookin' recipe to make. Thanks for sharing!
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We raised a nice crop of pumpkins this year so I have plenty of pumkin to try the Pumpkin Praline Cake recipe!! Looks yummy!!
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I am so with you! I love Autumn so much, and I just got done canning some pumpkin which has me really excited…Yes, this humidity needs to go! Summer is over let fall begin! I just moved to Indiana from the upper peninsula of Michigan So I am really not used to this kind of heat…But anyway just wanted to say that I really love your blog here and enjoy reading it!
Peace
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