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Grandma Susan's Pumpkin Cake
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 80 Minutes
Servings: 10
I have no idea where she got it, but this is how my mom always made her pumpkin cake. I've seen a few similar recipes, but none that quite matched it. Alternate ingredients are suggested for anyone wanting to keep it non-dairy.
Ingredients:
1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix, minus 1 cup set aside for topping
1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
2/3 cup milk or 2/3 cup non-dairy whipping cream
2 eggs
3 cups pumpkin pie mix (un-spiced) or 3 cups canned pumpkin (un-spiced)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon clove, ground
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup yellow cake mix, the cup reserved from the crust
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
Directions:
1. Crust: Combine ingredients and press into a baking pan.
2. Filling: Combine until smooth. If not using pumpkin pie mix (pre-spiced) then add the Pumpkin Pie Spices (pumpkin pie mix already includes it). Pour over the crust.
3. Topping: Combine all ingredients. The cake mix and sugar should be cut into the margarine with a knife, over and over until it is may small fragments almost like buttery crumbs (don't melt the margarine or blend it). Sprinkle over filling.
4. Bake at 175C for 1 hour or longer, until inserted knife comes out clean.
5. Serve with whipped cream ideally.
By RecipeOfHealth.com