Thanksgiving Pumpkin Slush Cake

Ingredients

• 1.25 cups chopped pecans , divided
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cups butter , softened
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Stir 1 cup pecans, flour, butter, white sugar, and 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar together until crumbly. Press pecan mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.

3. 3

   Bake pecan crust in the preheated oven until golden, 20 minutes. Cool completely.

4. 4

   Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Fold 1 1/2 cups whipped topping into cream cheese mixture. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled pecan crust.

5. 5

   Beat pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, vanilla pudding mix, and pumpkin pie spice together in a bowl with an electric mixer until mixture thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently fold in 4 ounces whipped topping. Spread pumpkin mixture in a layer over the cream cheese mixture.

6. 6

   Spread remaining whipped topping over the pumpkin mixture layer. Sprinkle cinnamon and remaining 1/4 cup pecans over the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.