Recipes > CakesDecember 07, 2009

Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients

Crust:
  • 1 pkg. yellow cake mix (take 1 cup out for topping)
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
Filling:
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 lb. can pumpkin
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1/8 tsp. cloves
Topping:
  • 1 cup reserved cake mix
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter (not melted)

Directions

Melt butter in 9x13 inch cake pan. When cool, stir in 1 egg and mix well. Add cake mix. Stir until all are mixed, then pat evenly in bottom of pan. Beat 2 eggs. Add rest of ingredients and stir well. Pour over crust.

Mix together topping ingredients and sprinkle on filling. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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12/07/2009

I have the same recipe and it is delicious! I recommend this to everyone, it's light but sweet and so so good! I would recommend it any time of the year :)

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(Archived Dec 07, 2009)Pumpkin Cake

Recipe: Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. allspice
  • 2 sticks margarine
  • 2 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 (1 lb.) canned pumpkin

Directions:

Line the bottom of a 10 inch tube pan with waxed paper. In a large bowl, sift all your dry ingredients, including spices. In a medium bowl, cream margarine, gradually add sugar, mix until light yellow. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beat well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternating with pumpkin. Mix well after each addition. Stir in pecans. Pour into the wax paper lined tube pan and bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 1 1/2 hours.

By Terri H.

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RE: Pumpkin Cake

My sister in law just made a really good pumpkin cake. She said you use a store bought spice cake mix (dry not by box directions); 1 can of pumpkin and 1/2 cup of water. Just mix the 3 things and bake. She served with cool whip but you could probably frost as well. (10/05/2005)

By Pattie

(Archived Dec 07, 2009)Pumpkin Cake

Recipe: Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs (beaten)
  • 1 can pumpkin
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup nuts (chopped)
  • 3/4 cup margarine (melted)

Directions

Combine first five ingredients and spread into a greased 9x13 inch dish. Sprinkle with 1 yellow cake mix. Top with 1 cup chopped nuts. Drizzle 3/4 cup melted margarine over nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool.

By Robin

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