Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake- turn a box of spice cake mix into the most delicious fall dessert. A wonderfully spiced cake is drizzled with caramel sauce and slathered with cream cheese frosting.

Such a sweet and rich pumpkin dessert that is easy enough for a novice chef.

Start With A Box Of Cake Mix

The base for this fall dessert is a box of spice cake mix. I use Duncan Hines. The cake mix gets doctored with canned pumpkin, Sprite, cinnamon and vanilla extract. With the addition of these ingredients it tastes like a home-made cake. The cake gets baked in a 9×13-inch baking dish and is perfect for sharing with a crowd.

Poke Some Holes

It wouldn’t be a poke cake without holes. You’ll want to use the back of a wooden spoon to get some good sized holes for the caramel sauce to drizzle down into.
Pour The Caramel Sauce Into The Holes

Next you’ll fill the holes with caramel sauce. This will greatly sweeten and moisten the cake. I use a jar of Smuckers Caramel Ice Cream Topping.

Cook’s Tip For Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake

Spice Cake Mix tends to sell out close to the holiday, so stash a few boxes early in the holiday season.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Next comes a luscious cream cheese frosting. I don’t think any kind of frosting goes better with a pumpkin dessert. Be sure the cream cheese is adequately softened by letting it sit out on the counter for at least an hour.

Finish With Toasted Pecans
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