Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes

Cake:

• 1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:

• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. 

To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.  Serve with fresh whipped cream. 

From whence it came:  The queen of butter herself, Paula Deen!  How can you not love Paula!  She is so much fun, not to mention the fact that her recipes are amazing!  And this one is no exception!

Why it's blogable:  Any recipe with the words "gooey" and "butter" in the title has a good chance of being blogable.  I'm personally not a fan of pumpkin pie, but I do love this recipe.  It's perfect for parties or for a holiday meal.

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Paula Deen's Gooey Pumpkin Cakes 

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Pumpkin Bread

Mix:3 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 c. vegetable oil

Add:
1 large can pumpkin

Mix in:
1/2 t. baking powder
2 t. baking soda
3 1/2 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. cloves
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. cinnamon

Spray your pans with Pam and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes at 325 degrees.  Make sure the top is no longer gooey when you take it out of the oven.  Makes two large loaves, three medium loaves, or seven small loaves.

From whence it came:  A lovely lady named Cheryl O'Bryant gave me this recipe many years ago.  It is a great pumpkin bread recipe and Cheryl is a great gal for sharing it.  I haven't seen Cheryl for many years, but I still think of her and her sweet family.  They hold a special place in my heart!

Why it's blogable:  This bread is so easy to make.  Your house will smell fantastic while it's baking.  It's always a big hit when I make it and it makes a great gift, too.  I often make it in seven mini disposable aluminum pans and give it to neighbors and friends.  It's a perfect fall recipe!

Amazing additions:  You can add walnuts or mini chocolate chips to the batter before cooking.  It's good plain, and it's great with these additions.

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Pumpkin Bread

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Low Fat Pumpkin Cookies

1 spice cake mix (just the dry mix - don't add anything else)

1 small can pumpkin

Mix above two ingredients together and bake on Pam sprayed cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.  Even more delicious when mini chocolate chips are added, but also more fattening!

Makes 24 cookies – 2 Weight Watchers points each (without chocolate chips)

From whence it came:  I got this recipe at a Weight Watchers meeting quite a few years back.  Yep, I was once in the WW zone.  Then I fell off the WW wagon and hit my head so hard that I've been dizzy ever since.  But I still believe in WW!  And one of these days I'm gonna drag my chubby buns and thighs back onto that wagon, and hold on tight! 

Why it's blogable:  Because if you insist on eating low fat foods, this is a good recipe.  These cookies have great flavor and could they be easier?  Nope!  My married daughter likes these cookies a lot, and The Spy Who Loves Me eats them, too.  He just eats way to many of them, which kind of defeats the low fat purpose.  

Why today:  I thought about posting this recipe today because today was the first day of summer vacation for my teenagers, and guess where we went...to the beach!  I just love and adore the beach!  Love and adore it more than I could ever tell you in words!  I have spent my childhood, teen years, and now a fair amount of my adult life at the beach.  What's not to love?  Stingrays and Jelly Fish, that's what!  But besides those two things...oh yeah, and sharks.  Besides those three things...oh yeah, and old men in Speedos.  Besides those four things...there is nothing not to love about the beach.  But putting on a bathing suit for the first time this summer made me think of these low fat cookies.  So here ya go!  Enjoy your summer, and I really really hope you find your toes in the sand a time or two before fall!

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