Upside Down Pumpkin Cake Recipe
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Upside Down Pumpkin Cake

By: JCAIN2U 
"This has become my family's favorite desert at Thanksgiving, taking the place of pumpkin pie! Walnuts can be substituted for pecans. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (148)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 to 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • salt to taste
  • 1 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix with pudding
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup butter, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a mixing bowl, blend pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, salt, sugar, eggs and milk. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix and nuts over the batter. Pour melted butter over the cake.
  3. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 60 minutes and let cool. The cake will be "liquidy" at first, but will solidify as it cools.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 765 | Total Fat: 40.9g | Cholesterol: 138mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2007 by gs   view full review
This recipe is as wonderful as everyone proclaims. I have been making it for several years,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2003 by LINDA LOBO   view full review
This is a great recipe. I only changed a few things - instead of yellow cake mix, I used a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2004 by TLAZZ72160   view full review
made this yesterday, very very good!!! i was not sure if i had to flip the cake over or not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2008 by Cooker   view full review
1. Made this again for folks that have never had it and they were e-mailing for the recipe!...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2002 by VIVIBO Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I just took this cake to an organization potluck - Wow, did I get the compliments,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2007 by RSH82   view full review
I only used 1 1/2 cups of sugar in the filling, as it tasted sweet enough to me while I was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2008 by Susan   view full review
I was not at all impressed with this dessert. I expected more from the reviews. Some sort of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2005 by LKWATSON   view full review
I have made this recipe 3 times, and have never heard such rave reviews. I had several people...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2009 by S&S's Mom   view full review
This cake was FABULOUS!! It's like pumpkin pie, but not in a pie crust, because the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2002 by MOLLY FERRIS   view full review
This receipe was a big hit over Thanksgiving. The pie is very rich, therefore cut in small...

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