We just finished mixing up our Pumpkin Dump Cakes for tomorrow, one for my mom’s house and one for our cousins’ house, and didn’t even look at the time until we popped them in the oven. Gah!
They have to bake for at least an hour. Gah again!
At least the girls had fun whipping them up. Since we were making two cakes, they each got to do everything in their very own bowls and pans.
They are both quite serious when they’re stirring. Oooo, so serious. 
The whirling swirl behind Ree is her sister, who was dancing with joy that they accidentally got to stay up so late: 
Thanks for the culinary help, cuties: 
The stuff is delicious, like a gooey pumpkin pudding with a hint of cake. If anyone needs the recipe (which is my mom’s), here tis:
Pumpkin Dump Cake
1–29 oz. can pumpkin
1 –12oz. can evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 C. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 T. cinnamon
Mix above ingredients and pour into 10 x 14 cake pan, ungreased. Then:
1 box yellow cake mix – sprinkle over pumpkin mixture
1 C. chopped pecans – sprinkle onto cake mix
¾ C. melted butter – pour over everything
Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes (or until a knife in the center comes out clean, like a pumpkin pie – if you use a slightly smaller pan your cake will be thicker and will need to cook a little longer)
Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow, hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends and you eat too much, and laugh even more.
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I am glad you left the recipe, I never heard of that one before. As always your girls look so cute. I love the aprons did you make them? Have a blessed Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteErika
Hi Erika, have a wonderful Thanksgiving! The aprons were from Sur La Table a few years ago. I searched back through the blog and found this pic of our tiny chefs first wearing the aprons back in '08. Awwwww!
ReplyDeleteI wish we celebrated Thanksgiving in Australia, I'd even settle for baking with pumpkin. Is yellow cake mix similar to sponge cake mix maybe?
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Yve
Ps I love how magic 'up late' is for kids, brings back such sweet memories
Mmmm!!! I used to make a delicious cherry dump cake but had forgotten about it. This sounds amazing!! I might need to make one this weekend in honour of our friends to the south celebrating their Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving sweet friend! It was SOOO good to talk with you this week!
At this time of year I keep remembering your first Thanksgiving with the girls and their eating corn on the cob. It was so cute.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI think late nights cooking are a part of tradition.... okay at least at our house where we seem to be last minute.
It's really yummy (and a tad bit healthy) if you add cranberries, diced apples and/or diced pears to the pumpkin mixture!
ReplyDeleteOk, dumb question...
ReplyDeleteIs the cake mix and un-mixed-up cake mix? Or mixed to box directions?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Elizabeth - it's a box of unmixed cake mix.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
M3