Pumpkin Pie Cake with Yellow Cake Mix

Ingredients

• 1 can pumpkin puree , 29 ounce
• 1 can evaporated milk , 12 fluid ounce
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 package yellow cake mix , 18.25 ounce
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9 x 13 inch pan with parchment paper.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Mix until smooth and pour into a 9x13 inch pan.

3. 3

   Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle chopped nuts and pat down gently. Melt butter or margarine and drizzle over cake.

4. 4

   Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 45 to 60 minutes. (Be sure to check the cake after 45 minutes because oven temperatures vary.)

5. 5

   After cake cools, turn it upside down so the top of the cake will be the crust. Remove the parchment paper. Top with dessert topping (optional) before serving.