Pecan Pie Dump Cake
HB-9110 · Hand-built original · American
A layered dump cake in which a pecan, brown sugar, and corn syrup filling bakes under dry yellow cake mix and sliced butter. The top turns golden while the filling stays bubbly underneath.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- ½ cup melted butter (1 stick)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 box yellow cake mix (dry)
- ¾ cup cold butter, thinly sliced (for topping)
Method
- Heat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Stir the pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, beaten eggs, melted butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl until fully combined.
- Spread the pecan mixture evenly across the bottom of the dish.
- Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the filling so it is completely covered.
- Lay the thin slices of cold butter evenly over the cake mix.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the top is golden and the filling bubbles at the edges.
- Cool the cake in the dish before cutting and serving it.
Prep: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 60 minutes | Total Time: 75 minutes · Cook: 60 minutes · Total: 75 minutes Kcal: 450 kcal
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data