Turkey Spotlight Stealing Cake

Who needs turkey...let them eat cake! This cake will take the cake at your Thanksgiving dinner! A great combo of cake and pumpkin finished off with a slightly crunchy topping will ensure your guests leave room for dessert this Thanksgiving.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 403 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter, melted
• ⅔ cup milk
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.

Step 2

Measure 1 cup yellow cake mix and set aside.

Step 3

Mix remaining yellow cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter, and 1 egg together in a bowl. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Mix pumpkin puree, brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, milk, 3 eggs, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake mix layer in the baking dish.

Step 5

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and reserved 1 cup yellow cake mix together in a bowl; mash with a fork until crumbly. Spread crumb mixture over pumpkin mixture layer in baking dish.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned on top and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes.