Andrew’s Pumpkin Pie Cake

Andrew’s Pumpkin Pie Cake
Andrew votes this rich dessert better than pumpkin pie!

    Preheat oven to 350°. From a box of yellow cake mix, remove   
    one cup of dry mix and set aside for topping. Combine remaining
    cake mix with

1 egg
1/2 C butter, melted

      Pat into bottom of a 9’ x 13″ baking pan. Mix together:
         
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 large can pumpkin
1 1/2 C sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 – 12 oz cans evaporated milk

     Pour over crust. Set aside. Mix together until the texture of    
     cornmeal, sprinkle over pumpkin filling

reserved 1 cup of cake mix
1/2 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 C butter, softened
1 C chopped pecans (optional)

      Bake at 350° approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes or until   
      pumpkin is set. Serve warm