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This Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe Has Many Other Names it Can Go By. Pumpkin Crunch Cake, Pumpkin Pie Cake, Pumpkin Crumb Cake and Pumpkin Crunch Cake are all Names to Describe this Amazing Recipe.

Pumpkin & sweet potato recipes are some of my favorites to make in October, November and December, including Pumpkin Logs & Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows.

Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe

“This is a sponsored post written by me in partnership with Ibotta. All opinions are my own”

I don’t make a lot of desserts in my slow cooker, but this recipe is one of my favorites. Pumpkin Dump Cake has been a family favorite for years, so this year, I decided it was time to try it out in the slow cooker for a change. I figured it would be the perfect way to cook it on those days when we travel for Thanksgiving or even for a church dinner.

Another positive about this recipe, it’s super simple! It seems a bit strange to put together… sprinkling a yellow cake mix over the top, but you’ll see, just how tasty that makes it be!

What is a Dump Cake?

Dump cakes usually involve a few basic things:

A cake mix and
A can of fruit or in this case, pumpkin.
They’re usually really simple to put together.
They’re delicious. Despite the name, it can’t be a dump cake unless it’s delicious.

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Why Are There 4 Different Names of This Pumpkin Dump Cake?

It all depends on your family history and what part of the United States or world you are in. For us, I grew up calling it Pumpkin Pie Cake, but I later learned that the majority of other people call it Pumpkin Dump Cake. I do have a friend who called it Pumpkin Crumb cake. I took me a while to realize that we were all referring to the same cake! Of course, some of the ingredients may be a little bit different, but overall, it’s simple!

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Do I Have To Use a Cake Mix in Pumpkin Dump Cake?

No, there’s been many times that I haven’t had a cake mix on hand, but I had all of the other ingredients available. When that happens, I just mix up my own cake mix by combining all of the dry ingredients of a cake mix. To do this, you will mix together:

2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
3 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt

Once it’s all mixed together, you can just use it like you do a regular cake mix, and sprinkle it on the Pumpkin Dump Cake.

Can I Leave the Nuts Off of Pumpkin Dump Cake?

Sure, that’s not a problem. We have a son who doesn’t like any kind of nut. Sometimes I put them on there anyway, because we LOVE the taste of it with nuts. When I do that, I willingly go and pick all of the nuts off of my 7 year old son’s dessert, lol. It’s just so worth it for me to have the nuts on the cake. But… if you don’t like them, just leave it off. It won’t be a big problem at all!

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