Upside Down Pumpkin Pie (or the Great Pumpkin Dessert)

Submitted by Robb “Movidude74” Johnston
Serves 12-16

Ingredients

1 can (15 oz.) solid-pack pumpkin 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
3 eggs 1 c. sugar
4 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 box (18¼ oz.) yellow cake mix
¾ c. butter or margarine, melted 1½ chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, & pumpkin pie spice. 
  2. Transfer into a greased 13″ x 9″ baking pan. Sprinkle with dry cake mix & drizzle with butter.
  3. Top with walnuts if you’ve opted to.
  4. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  5. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Chef’s note: I only use 3 tsp of the pumpkin pie spice.

5 Ingredient Apple Cake

Submitted by Caaien

Ingredients

1 pkg Yellow cake mix 21 oz. can apple pie filling
3 large eggs 3 tsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Lightly grease a 13″x9″ pan.
  3. Combine cake mix, apple filling, & eggs.
  4. In separate container, combine sugar & cinnamon.
  5. Spread half the cake batter into the pan.
  6. Sprinkle with half the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  7. Spread the rest of batter into pan & top with rest of sugar-cinnamon mixture.
  8. Bake 30-35 minutes.
  9. Test center with toothpick, if it comes out clean it’s done.