Luscious 4-Layer Pumpkin Cake

(from dzavoyna’s recipe box)

Source: Kraft Food & Family

Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves 16 people

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
  • 1can (15 oz.) pumpkin, divided
  • 1/2cup milk
  • 1/3cup oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1-1/2tsp. pumpkin pie spice, divided
  • 1pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
  • 1/4cup caramel ice cream topping
  • 1/4cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Directions

  1. HEAT oven to 350°F.

  2. BEAT cake mix, 1 cup pumpkin, milk, oil, eggs and 1 tsp. spice in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.

  3. BAKE 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

  4. BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar, remaining pumpkin and spice; mix well. Gently stir in COOL WHIP. Cut each cake layer horizontally in half with serrated knife; stack on serving plate, spreading cream cheese filling between layers. (Do not frost top layer.) Drizzle with caramel topping just before serving; top with nuts. Refrigerate leftovers.

  5. kraft kitchens tipsSIZE-WISECelebrate and enjoy a serving of this indulgent cake on a special occasion.HOW TO SLICE AND STACK CAKE LAYERSPlace 1 of the cooled cake layers on serving plate. Make 2-inch horizontal cut around side of cake, using long serrated knife. Cut all the way through cake layer to make 2 layers. Remove top layer by sliding it onto 9-inch round cardboard circle. Frost cake layer on plate with 1/3 of the COOL WHIP mixture. Slide top half of split cake layer from cardboard circle onto frosted layer on plate. Place the remaining unsplit cake layer on a cutting board. Cut into 2 layers as done for the first layer. Repeat process of transferring cake layers to stacked cake layers on plate using the cardboard circle.SUBSTITUTEOmit caramel sauce. Microwave 10 KRAFT Caramels and 1 Tbsp. milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until caramels begin to melt. Stir until caramels are completely melted. Drizzle over cake just before serving; top with nuts.

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