Recipes - Pumpkin Pie Cake

Pumpkin Pie Cake

Recipe Courtesy of Mama Thompson

BASE LAYER INGREDIENTS:

1 box yellow cake mix (reserve 1 cup)

1 stick butter, melted

4 eggs

1 can (29oz) pumpkin

1 can (5oz) evaporated milk

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

BASE LAYER DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 13x9 pan.

2. Mix together the cake mix, butter, and 1 of the eggs in a large bowl.

3. Pour the mixture into the pan and level it evenly across the pan.

4. Reusing the mixing bowl, combine together the canned pumpkin, 3 eggs, evaporated milk, sugars, the cinnamon, & nutmeg.

5. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the same pan and spread gently over the top of the other mixture. 6. Proceed to make the topping (recipe below).

TOPPING INGREDIENTS:

1 cup (reserved) yellow cake mix

1 stick butter, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup mixed nuts, chopped (optional)

TOPPING DIRECTIONS:

7. In a mixing bowl, cut butter into the reserved yellow cake mix until crumbly.

8. Add the sugar and nuts; mix together.

9. Sprinkle over the base layers in the pan .

10. Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes.

11. Remove and cool on a rack for 30 minutes before enjoying.