Looking for the perfect dessert to wow your guests at your next holiday party? Look no further than this amazing caramel pumpkin poke cake recipe! Packed with lots of pumpkin spice flavor, this delicious cake is a favorite among pumpkin lovers and one of the top desserts of the season.
You have just found your new favorite family dessert with this caramel pumpkin poke cake! This recipe will produce the most moist pumpkin cake you’ll have ever had.
Since the holidays are coming up, oftentimes pumpkin pie is a great dessert to serve, however not everyone enjoys pie. So, consider serving this alongside it so everyone can enjoy a great holiday dessert.
My picky eaters even love this dessert, even more than birthday cake! It truly is a crowd pleaser recipe, so it is perfect for your next get-together.
Poke cakes are seriously the way to go! They always make the most moist and delicious cakes. For more great recipes try out thin mint poke cake, reese’s peanut butter poke cake, and chocolate turtle poke cake!
This easy poke cake is a simple and foolproof dessert that anyone can make. Once baked, the cake is poked all over with the end of a wooden spoon, creating holes for the sweetened condensed milk and cup of caramel sauce to seep into for extra flavor, resulting in a moist and flavorful pumpkin cake.
But the real star of the show is the fluffy cream cheese frosting on the cooled cake, made even more delicious with a little bit of homemade salted caramel sauce and whipped topping. And if that wasn’t enough, the cake is finished off with a drizzle of warm caramel sauce and toffee bits, creating an extra layer of sweetness and texture. You’ll want to eat the cake batter before it’s even cooked!
This delicious pumpkin spice and luscious cream cheese frosting cake is so easy to make and perfect for any fall dessert or holiday party. It’s sure to become one of your favorite pumpkin recipes and a top dessert among your friends and family. And with the ability to store leftovers in an airtight container, you can enjoy this amazing cake for days to come. For the best results though, you’ll want to eat this easy recipe fresh. It’s a delicious pumpkin spice cake that won’t last long! You’ll be feeling like Betty Crocker once you make this cake. You can even use any remaining caramel sauce as an ice cream topping!
Ingredients You’ll Need For Our Caramel Pumpkin Poke Cake Recipe:
- Eggs
- White sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Pumpkin puree
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Ground cinnamon
- Caramel topping
- Cream cheese
- Cool Whip
- Powdered sugar
- Chopped pecans
How To Make Our Caramel Pumpkin Poke Cake Recipe:
Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.
Then prepared your 9×13 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set it aside.
Now, in a medium-sized mixing bowl mix together the eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin puree until it is nice and smooth.
In another mixing bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon, and then add the wet ingredients into the bowl.
Mix it all together until it is well combined and there are no lumps.
Then pour it into the prepared 9×13 inch pan and place it in the oven and bake it at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
When it is done baking, pull it out of the oven and let it cool down for about 10 minutes.
Then, take a fork and poke it into the cake all over.
Now take your jar of caramel and pour about ¾ of it on the cake and spread it out to cover the holes and let the caramel seep into the cake and let it cool completely.
To make the frosting combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a bowl and whip it together until it is smooth.
Then add in the Cool Whip and fold it in until it is all blended completely.
After the cake has completely cooled, spread the frosting over top and then top it off with the chopped pecans and then drizzle the remaining caramel over the top of the cake.
Then just serve and enjoy!
To Make This Poke Cake Recipe You Will Need:
- 9×13 inch pan (THIS is our favorite)
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Medium mixing bowl (3)
- Spatula
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All the Homemade Caramel Sauce
I am not sure which makes this recipe more tasty, the pumpkin or the caramel, but both are amazing. You can even make your own caramel sauce to use in this recipe rather than buying a jar at the store.
A really great recipe that you can use to make your own is from Allrecipes.com called Oh-so-easy caramel sauce. There is truth in the name too! Caramel is actually quite simple to make if you have the time. So give it a shot and let us know what you think!
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Caramel Pumpkin Poke Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ⅔ cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 12 ounces caramel topping (we used Smucker's brand)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan with non stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to wet ingredients, mix throughly and pour into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes. Take a fork and pierce the hot cake all over. Then pour 3/4 of the jar a caramel into the holes. Try and spread it around as evenly as possible. Let it cool completely.
- For the frosting: beat together the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth, then stir in the cool whip until all is blended well.
- Evenly spread over the cake once it has cooled. Then sprinkle on chopped pecans.
- Serve with a little drizzle of caramel on the top of the cake.
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Notes
- This is a great dessert to make for Thanksgiving, especially if you have some people that don’t like pie.
- You can use fresh pumpkin puree – you will need about a 3 pound pumpkin to make enough puree (about 2 cups) for this recipe.
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Equipment
- 9×13-inch pan
- Medium Mixing Bowl (3)
- spatula
Recipe Details
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