Upside-Down Frosted Pumpkin Crunch
Why I Love This Recipe
Great Holiday recipe that feeds a crowd.
Kayf (recipefreak)
Ingredients You'll Need
1 (29 oz.) can pumpkin
1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
3 eggs
1 box yellow cake mix
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. melted butter
For the Frosting:
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar
3/4 c. Cool Whip
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions
Combine pumpkin mixture (pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon, allspice and eggs). Pour into a 9 x 13-inch pan (greased and lined with wax paper). Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Spread nuts evenly over dry cake. Drizzle melted butter over nuts evenly.
Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes. *Let cool completely*. Loosen around edges with knife. Place serving tray over top of dessert and flip over. Peel off wax paper; spread frosting on top. Keep refrigerated.
For the Frosting:
Soften cream cheese. Beat until fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar; add vanilla and Cool Whip. Frost when Pumpkin Crunch is completely cooled.
(I just frost the top).
Note: We love the Frosting so much, I usualy make 1 1/2X the above amounts