Grandma Susan's Pumpkin Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix, minus 1 cup set aside for topping
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk or 2/3 cup non-dairy whipping cream
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups pumpkin pie mix (un-spiced) or 3 cups canned pumpkin (un-spiced)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon clove, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup yellow cake mix, the cup reserved from the crust
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine ingredients and press into a baking pan.
• 2 filling: combine until smooth. if not using pumpkin pie mix (pre-spiced) then add the pumpkin pie spices (pumpkin pie mix already includes it). pour over the crust.
• 3 topping: combine all ingredients. the cake mix and sugar should be cut into the margarine with a knife, over and over until it is may small fragments almost like buttery crumbs (don't melt the margarine or blend it). sprinkle over filling.
• 4 bake at 175c for 1 hour or longer, until inserted knife comes out clean.
• 5 serve with whipped cream ideally.