Pumpkin Dumpster Cake

Now that you know how to cook pumpkins from my previous post here is a favorite pumpkin recipe. Sort of a modified "Dump Cake".  Thanks Brenda for introducing me to this easy, yummy dessert!  Enjoy!  Anne

Pumpkin Dumpster  (Brenda)

1  large can pumpkin, or 4 cups fresh

1  13 oz. can evaporated milk, or 1 cup vanilla ice cream

3 eggs

1 c sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp salt

In a large bowl, mix above ingredients together - mix well.  Pour into 9 x 13 cake pan.

1 box yellow cake mix - sprinkle on top of pumpkin mixture in pan.

3/4 c to 1 c walnuts -  sprinkle on top of cake mix

1 stick butter or margarine - melt and drizzle over entire pan 

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes if margarine is used.  Bake an extra 20 to 30 minutes if butter is used.  Cake should be golden brown.   Using a toothpick, when inserting it in the middle of the cake, it should be clean when done.  If there is any really moist batter sticking to the toothpick then let the cake cook abit more.

If this is too sweet, the sugar may be cut in half!

 

Acres of Pumpkins!...pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, pumpkin bread...

Tis the season of pumpkins and squashes.  One of the easiest, best tasting, moistest pumpkin pies is made from fresh cooked pumkins.  Cooked pumpkin and the pumpkin pie mix both freeze wonderfully.  Prices are great and I've seen many stands with Sugar Pumpkins which are smaller and the best pumpkins to cook for baking.

This first video shows you how to cook a raw pumpkin and the second one shows you how easy it is to make a pumpkin pie using the cooked pumpkin "meat".  

 

 Pumpkin seeds are easily cooked by 

1) boiling the raw seeds in salty water for about 15 minutes followed by baking them at 250 degree until brown and crispy...about 40 minutes depending upon your oven.

2)spreading the raw seeds on a cooky sheet, adding oil and salt to the seeds then baking them like above.

3) frying seeds in a skillet or microwaving them .  

These can be seen at this link: "How to cook pumpkin seeds"

TIPS: Always spread seeds in a single layer when baking them.

Use sugar pumpkin seeds (smaller) if you want to eat the whole seed, otherwise you'll need to peel the shell away to eat the green seed inside the husk.