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Easy Pumpkin-Praline Cake

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Updated Oct 3, 2024
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Cake mix and purchased frosting pair up with some extras to create a scrumptious pumpkin and praline indulgence.

Easy Pumpkin-Praline Cake

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Praline

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Pumpkin-Spice Cake

Frosting and Toppings

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. In 1-quart heavy saucepan, stir together butter, whipping cream and brown sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Pour into two ungreased 9- or 8-inch round cake pans; sprinkle evenly with 3/4 cup pecans.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture in each pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 41 to 47 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    4
    Stir remaining 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice into frosting. To assemble cake, place 1 layer, praline side up, on serving plate. Spread with half of the frosting. Top with second layer, praline side up; spread remaining frosting to edge of layer. Drizzle with caramel topping and additional pecans. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

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