Pumpkin Dessert

Posted by Lori:
This pumpkin dessert is from a family cookbook made many years ago.  It's my great-aunt's recipe. Making dishes from family members that have passed on always give me a special feeling, do they you?  It's kind of like you have  a part of them back with you.  It's neat how family recipes are passed on generation after generation.  Maybe that's why I like the quote, "The kitchen is the heart of the home."

Pumpkin Dessert

1st Layer:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick butter or margarine
1 egg

Mix together.  Take out 1 cup, press remainder into 9 x 13 inch cake pan.

2nd Layer
16 ounce (or 15 ounce is fine) can of pumpkin (without spices)
2/3 cup milk
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ginger

Mix and spread over first layer.

3rd Layer
Mix together the following:
1 cup cake mix
2/3 cup broken pecans
3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

Drop by spoonfuls over pumpkin layer,

Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 45 minutes - until firm and slightly brown.  Cool completely and refrigerate.  Cut into squares and top with Cool Whip, if desired.