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    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever

    Published: Oct 14, 2018 · Updated: Nov 12, 2022 by Mindy Boyd

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    This post is sponsored by Hiland Dairy but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever is the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving. It is easy (as the name implies) and is sure to become a family favorite.

    It is called pie cake because it is kinda like pie on the bottom and cake on the top. We really like pie and cake at our house so why not combine the two? See?!↓

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    Are you the DIY or the DIFM (Do-It-For-Me) type? I am both and I frequently combine the two. Take this recipe for example. I combine ready-made canned pumpkin pie mix with boxed yellow cake mix to make this sort of cross between cake and pie. This is a combination of DIY and DIFM.

    Take this quiz to find out your style! Doing so will enter you into a drawing for a chance to have Hiland take care of your Thanksgiving spread. (With a $300 gift card)

    When deciding what to put on this pie/cake creation I decided to take the DIFM approach and top it with Hiland® Ice Cream. It just seemed like a great idea because cake and pie are always better topped with ice cream. Not only that but we can choose our favorite flavor of Hiland Ice Cream, giving this dessert our own personal flair.

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    My husband especially liked this idea because he could top The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever with his all-time favorite ice cream, Hiland Butter Brickle. I chose to go with classic vanilla. While I do love other flavor combos vanilla is a favorite of mine, and I think it goes with pumpkin very well. Although I have to agree that pumpkin and toffee are a match made in heaven.

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    So a little bit about The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever.

    With just four ingredients this dessert is so easy to make. Another thing I really like about it is that I just need a large bowl and a spoon to mix the batter together. You could use your hand mixer or even your stand mixer but sometimes I’m all about less dirty dishes. It also makes it easy for new cooks or even the kids to make.

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    This recipe for Red Velvet Milkshake is another post where I combine my DIY and DIFM entertaining style. Check it out!

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever

    Mindy Boyd
    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!
    5 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 35 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 can pumpkin pie mix, 30 ounces, not pumpkin puree
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 box yellow cake mix, 15.25 ounces
    • 1 cup Hiland unsalted butter, 2 sticks
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray the bottom of a 9" X 13" pan with cooking spray.
    • Melt Hiland unsalted butter.
    • In a large bowl mix pumpkin pie mix and eggs until combined. Add cake mix and melted butter and stir until combined.
    • Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35-45 minutes or until the cake is no longer jiggly and the edges begin to brown and pull away from the sides of the pan.
    • Let cool and top with your favorite flavor of Hiland Ice Cream.

    Notes

    I melt my butter on the stove in a small sauce pan. The cake will begin to have small cracks in the top when it is ready.
    Keyword pumpkin pie cake
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    Recipe adapted from The Country Cook.

    The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Cake Ever combines pumpkin pie mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, and melted butter to make a delicious cake perfect for Thanksgiving!

    Are you the DIY or the DIFM type? If you are not sure then take this quiz to find out. Taking the quiz automatically enters you into a drawing for the chance to have your Thanksgiving Feast covered by Hiland ($300 gift card).

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    1. Leah says

      October 10, 2019 at 6:47 pm

      It’s in my oven right now!! I think I will make a cream cheese frosting for the top.

      Reply
      • Mindy Boyd says

        October 12, 2019 at 11:07 pm

        Cream cheese frosting sounds delicious!

        Reply
    2. m says

      July 26, 2019 at 10:54 pm

      This looks so simple, and yet so amazing! You can’t go wrong with yellow cake mix, pumpkin and butter! This is something I am going to make as soon as “pumpkin season” begins! Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Mindy Boyd says

        July 27, 2019 at 11:14 am

        I checked out your website and oh my! I’m going to have to do some shopping. Thanks for stopping by.

        Reply
    3. GwenEllyn Anderson says

      October 21, 2018 at 5:09 pm

      Nevermind, I found it.

      Reply
      • Mindy Boyd says

        October 21, 2018 at 7:44 pm

        Glad you found it!

        Reply
    4. GwenEllyn Anderson says

      October 21, 2018 at 5:08 pm

      What is pumpkin pie mix? I’m assuming you meant pumpkin and not pimpkin. Either way, what is this?

      Reply
    5. angiesrecipes says

      October 14, 2018 at 11:16 pm

      Easy peasy and it looks so darn delicious too!

      Reply
      • Mindy Boyd says

        October 15, 2018 at 6:02 pm

        That’s our favorite way, easy! Thanks Angie

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