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Smart-Choice Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

1 HR 30 MIN

Servings

16 Servings

How do we make our famous Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake a Smarter Choice? With Neufchatel cheese and COOL WHIP Lite, that's how.

Ingredients

  • 1

    pkg

    (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

  • 1

    can

    (15 oz.) pumpkin, divided

  • 1/2

    cup

    milk

  • 1/3

    cup

    oil

  • 4

    eggs

  • 1-1/2

    tsp

    pumpkin pie spice, divided

  • 1

    pkg

    (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened

  • 1

    cup

    powdered sugar

  • 1

    tub

    (8 oz.) COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, thawed

  • 1/4

    cup

    caramel ice cream topping

  • 1/4

    cup

    chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350°F.

  2. Step 2

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

  3. Step 3

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

  4. Step 4

    Beat Neufchatel 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, filing each layer with 1/3 of the Neufchatel mixture. (Do not frost top layer.) Drizzle with caramel topping just before serving; top with nuts.

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