Simple ingredients come together to create a delicious flavor in this moist version of slow cooker roast beef sans veggies. The gravy from this beef doesn’t require any additional seasoning and is a terrific addition to the beef and whatever side dish you select.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 pieces |
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package spice cake mix with pudding (such as Betty Crocker®)
- 4 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup oil
- ½ tablespoon pumpkin spice
- 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup pumpkin spice baking morsels (such as Nestle® Toll House®)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Microwave butter in a bowl for 30 seconds and stir. Continue to microwave at 10-second intervals until butter is completely melted. Set aside to cool while you prepare the cake.
- Combine cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, milk, oil, and pumpkin spice in a bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until batter is well combined. Pour into the greased baking dish.
- Combine melted butter and Neufchatel cheese in a bowl; beat with a hand mixer until well incorporated, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until well combined. Add vanilla and salt; mix to combine. Drop spoonfuls of Neufchatel mixture onto the cake batter. Swirl mixture with a knife. Sprinkle pumpkin spice chips on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 38 to 42 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack. Cool completely before removing from the baking dish.
- If pumpkin spice chips are unavailable, substitute with cinnamon chips, white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or chopped nuts.
- Regular cream cheese can be used in place of Neufchatel cheese.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 343 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 35 g |
| Cholesterol | 67 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 290 mg |
| Sugars | 28 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
was easy and good. Made it for Easter and it was all gone by Monday.