Shelly's Recipe

PRALINE PUMPKIN DESSERT

Category: Desserts

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 box golden vanilla cake mix
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Whipped cream, if desired
Additional pumpkin pie spice, if desired

Preheat oven to 350. Grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In medium bowl, beat pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar and 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice with wire whisk until smooth. Pour into pan.

Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle with pecans. Pour melted butter evenly over top. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.

To serve, cut dessert into 4 rows by 3 rows. Serve warm or chilled with dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice. Store covered in refrigerator.