Sweet Potato Dump Cake

This easy sweet potato dessert recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving! Or make this Sweet Potato Dump Cake with yellow cake mix for your next fall potluck.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 389kcal

Author Sharon Garofalow

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
58 oz cans sweet potatoes in light syrup drained
1 can crushed pineapple
1 tsp orange zest
½ cup orange juice
1 cup brown sugar
2 sticks butter
½ cup chopped pecans
caramel sauce

Instructions

Pour the canned sweet potatoes into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
Evenly pour crushed pineapple over the sweet potatoes.
Spread out the orange juice and orange zest and brown sugar.
Use a spoon to give it a quick stir (just to try to evenly distribute the flavors).
Pour dry cake mix evenly over the top.
Melt butter and pour it over the cake mix.
Top with pecans.
Bake in a 350-degree oven for about an hour until golden brown.
Serve with a drizzle of caramel sauce.

Notes

If you are worried that this will not be desserty enough, you can use one can of sweet potatoes and one can of apple pie filling.
While I like to leave the potatoes on the chunky side, you can mush them up as much as you want!
Add even more texture to this yummy treat by adding coconut to the melted butter on top before baking.
You can add a drizzle of caramel to the potatoes before baking if you prefer. It will melt in and add overall sweetness. It would be delicious!
Add cinnamon or other spices to give this dish even more flavor. I kept the recipe similar to my mom's side dish but warm spices would add another terrific touch.

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