Pumpkin Dump Cake

For the love of Fall!

The first time I had this delicious dessert was at my neighbor's house during a fun, fall, neighborhood get-together. It was amazing!

This quick and easy dump cake has all the warm and fuzzy fall flavors we crave during that time of year. In fact, you may just want to skip the Pumpkin Pie at your Thanksgiving feast and serve this delicious dump cake. I'm thinking that's a plan this year. 

Ingredients:

15 oz. can pumpkin puree

12 oz. evaporated milk

3 large eggs

3/4 cup light brown sugar (lightly packed)

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp. salt

15.25 box yellow cake mix (dry)

1 cup pecans (coarsely chopped)

1 cup unsalted butter (melted)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350'F. Prepare the inside of a 9x13" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Whisk together the pumpkin, milk, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt to a large bowl. Pour into prepared pan.

Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly across the top, then sprinkle on the chopped pecans.

Drizzle the melted butter on the top, being careful not to leave dry patches of cake mix.

Bake at 350'F. for 45-60 minutes or until set in the center and golden brown on top. (If it's starting to get too brown before fully baked, cover the top with a foil tent.)

Let sit for about 15 minutes before serving. You can cut into squares or use a large spoon and scoop it out. 

Top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. 

A Tip from Grammy:

-Be sure to use pumpkin puree and NOT pumpkin pie filling.

-Spice cake mix can be substituted for the yellow cake mix.

-The pecans can be substituted with walnuts, if desired. Don't like nuts? Just leave them out entirely.

-Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days in a tightly covered container

-Prepare, bake, cool and chill covered cake in the refrigerator a day in advance. 

Pumpkin Spice Bread

A taste of Autumn!

Pumpkin flavored anything!  It just seems to take over my brain at this time of year.   I can't imagine having a fall season without baking something with pumpkin in it...usually, it's more than just one delicious pumpkin recipe that will get made!

This is your basic Pumpkin Bread recipe, so if you like to experiment with it,  you can add some really yummy goodies to the batter.  Such as chocolate chips, crushed pineapple, coconut, cream cheese.  There's an endless supply of extras for this delicious bread.  We like it plain, then spread pieces with my Cream Cheese Spread with Pineapple.

I love to spread the cream cheese, pineapple filling to make little sandwiches out of this bread as well as the Cranberry Orange Nut Bread.






Ingredients:
2/3 cup shortening
2 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3 1/3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2/3 cup. coarsely chopped nuts (opt.)
2/3 cup raisins (opt.)

Heat oven to 350'F.  Grease and flour two 9x5x3" loaf pans.

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. 

Stir in eggs, pumpkin and water; beat until well mixed. 

Measure flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a separate bowl and stir until combined.  Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, beating until smooth.   Stir in nuts and raisins, if desired.

Pour into  prepared pans, evenly dividing the batter between the two pans.

Bake at 350'F. for about 60-70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool for 10-15 minutes, then remove from pans by inverting onto a rack and tapping the bottoms. 

Slice and serve plain, with butter, or cream cheese (Add crushed pineapple to the cream cheese for a real treat.)


Cream Cheese Spread:
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained (opt.)

Blend all together in a small bowl, using a spatula.  Slice bread into half slices and spread with cream cheese mixture; top with the other half and make little sandwiches.   So good!
If you don't like pineapple, just leave it out, it will still be delicious!

Be encouraged!
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."  -Jeremiah 29:13