This is a favorite pumpkin pie substitute
from the 1990s. It's like both a cake and a pie! Try serving this instead of the
traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
Check out more
of Linda's wonderful
Cake Recipes
and
Pie Recipes.
Upside-Down Pumpkin Cake "Pie"
Recipe Type:
Cake,
Squash
Yields: 12 servings
Prep time: 20 min
Bake time: 45 min
Ingredients:
1/4 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated
sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 eggs
1 (29-ounce) can pumpkin puree
2 (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk
1 (18.25-ounce) box spice cake mix*
1/2 cup unsalted butter
Whipped
cream
* Yellow cake mix may be
substituted.
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly
grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
In
a large bowl, mix together brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt,
cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
a separate bowl, beat the eggs
until slightly thickened and lemon colored
add to the sugar mixture. Stir in the pumpkin puree and then the
evaporated milk (stir only until the mixture is uniform). Pour the
mixture into the prepared baking dish.
In
another bowl, pour the spice cake mix. Using a pastry blender or two
knives, cut the butter into the cake mix until it resembles small crumbs
(the mixture will be powdery). Carefully and gently sprinkle all the
spice cake mixture over the pumpkin mixture. It will float on top of the
pumpkin mixture.
Bake for 15 minutes; then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake
approximately 45 to 50 minute more. If the top begins to brown too much,
loosely tent with a piece of aluminum foil slightly smaller the the
baking dish. Test for doneness by inserting a knife into the center of
the cake. If the knife comes out with nothing sticking to it, the pie is
done. Remove from oven. Cool
thoroughly before serving.
Serve with whipped cream.
NOTE: Recipe may be reduced by half, using an 8-inch square baking dish.
Variation: Sprinkle 1/2 to 1 cup toasted coarsely chopped nuts over the top of the cake
before baking.
Makes 12 servings.
