No, I'm not crazy (much), but I am in LOVE with Fall! And even more, I'm OBSESSED with pumpkin! I don't know when it started, but I know it started with pumpkin pie. Then I discovered pumpkin cheesecake--I made it a number of years ago one Thanksgiving, and now blame it for my need for Weight Watchers (well, all cheesecake, really!).
Pinterest started getting pumpkin pins a few weeks ago, and I now have a board dedicated to all recipes pumpkin. Of course, the commissary (the military's grocery store) doesn't have pumpkin in right now (that I could find), so you should have seen the excitement and dance (yes, a HAPPY DANCE) in the middle of the aisle at our local Farm Fresh when I found canned pumpkin. It was like the clouds opened up (even though it was a sunny day) and the sun shone through and the choir of angels in heaven sang. Yes, I was that happy. I bought a couple of cans and left the store, wondering which delicious-sounding recipe I should make.
Well...the answer came from my pantry. (It was the only recipe for which I had every ingredient!) Pumpkin Dump Cake (or Pumpkin Crunch Cake). Doesn't it sound yummy?
Here is the pin's link: http://www.thepickyapple.com/blog/2008/11/22/pumpkin-crunch-cake/
And in all my excitement, I didn't take pictures of every step. But you'll forgive me, right? After all...it's all for the sake of pumpkin!!!
First, I made sure I had everything (it was, after all, 9 o'clock at night!):
And as you can see, I so totally used Splenda. And light butter. Just to make it more "Weight Watchers" friendly. I didn't actually calculate the points for it, though I suppose I should. Hold on for me, and I'll go do that for you. Okay. If you cut this into 12 pieces when it's finished, it's 13 points, but you can make it with fat-free evaporated milk, and that will help! I don't know if it exists (it should!), but you may even be able to find a low-fat cake mix. Maybe?
I then mixed everything according to the recipe:
It already smelled good. Or was that just my imagination wishing it was already finished???
But finally it was finished!!!
Doesn't it look sooooo good???? Well, it was! (Yes, it's all gone now.) I've read, too, that people turned it over so the cake mix and pecans acted as the crust. The photo above was directly out of the oven (and yes, in all my anxiousness to eat it, I forgot to crush the pecans while making it!). I do have to say that we all liked it better the next day after it had been in the fridge overnight. But it wasn't bad at all out of the oven! It was pretty custard-like, actually. But it firmed up in the fridge and was delish!!! It's definitely something I'll make again. Maybe with a spice cake mix next time....
Which pin are you going to go do?
~Mikal
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