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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake & A Giveaway!

Since the fall season is rapidly approaching, I thought it time to break out an old standby - Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.  The recipe is super simple and it's amazing.  You might…

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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake & A Giveaway!
Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake & A Giveaway!
The Story
Since the fall season is rapidly approaching, I thought it time to break out an old standby - Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.  The recipe is super simple and it's amazing.  You might never go back to pumpkin pie after you try this.  If you've had PD's regular Gooey Butter Cake and loved it - you just can't pass up this version.  Try it. 
Like I said, the recipe is pretty straightforward.  The only real advice I can offer is that it can be hard to judge when it's done.  You want the middle to be gooey, but not runny. And if you bake it too long, the crust will burn and you'll lose the "goo-factor" which is really what makes it so wonderful in the first place.  Just keep an eye on it and if the middle isn't done but the crust is getting dark, just cover it with foil until it's ready to come out of the oven.


Finally, and the best part:  you'll also win this completely awesome cupcake icing kit - which includes five tips and a 16-inch pastry bag.  These are the only tips I use anymore for all of my cupcake decorating!  Awesome. 


So, how do you win?  Easy.  You can enter as many times as you want, but you have to do one of the following things each time you enter:

So - there you go.  Three ways to enter, and you can enter as many times as you want.  Just be sure to leave a comment on this post (below) stating what you did to enter.  And be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you.  The winner will be selected by random.org and the winners action's will be verified. 

The giveaway opens now, and will remain open until Friday 9/9/11 at 12:00pm CST.  The winner will be announced Friday afternoon.



Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
Yield:  6 to 8 servings

Crust
The Recipe

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

Since the fall season is rapidly approaching, I thought it time to break out an old standby - Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.  The recipe is super simple and…

Yield   6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) melted butter

Instructions

Cake Ingredients

1

15 oz canned pumpkin

2

8 oz cream cheese, softened

3

3 eggs

4

1 stick (8 Tablespoons) melted butter

5

1 pound (16 oz) powdered sugar

6

1 teaspoon vanilla

7

1 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick of butter. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 cake pan. (I used my springform pan instead.) Make sure you allow some crust to inch up the side of the pan .

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In the same bowl, combine pumpkin and softened cream cheese until creamy. Add eggs, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and spices and combine until well mixed. Pour mixture over the crust. (I didn't use all of it for my springform pan, I had some leftover...)

10

Bake for 40-50 minutes. Do not overbake, the middle should still be "gooey." (For the springform pan, I baked it for 65 minutes, covering the top with foil in the last 15 minutes of baking.)

Notes

Source:  Paula Deen

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  1. I have made this befor but will add a handfull of ground pecans to the crust. Then a dusting of the ground pecans on the top. Ohhh so good!

    Diana

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  2. I posted a comment on the Lemon Vanilla Sugar Cookies and shared your FB page on my wall. Best of luck on continued growth for your blog!

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  3. Such a great idea!! I’m in charge of Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving and plan to bake the Gooey Pumpkin recipe instead – odds are I won’t bake this particular recipe until the end of November… However, that’s not to say I won’t try any of your other fantastic recipes!!

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  4. I posted on FB and commented on the vanilla. I want those cool toys! Now if I could only bake like you and still fit into my pants. Will there be a give away for that soon??? 🙂

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  11. And I am going to comment on this recipe, as I love pumpkin pie, but have never had a pumpkin cake. Unfortunately, canned pumpkin is not really easy to get in the UK.

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  16. I love this recipe! It’s so super yummy and so perfect for the fall season…it’s one of my kids favorites…Thanks!

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  24. Hi Erin – I printed out your baked potato in a bread bowl recipe, made a comment, and will be making it tonight. I feel a carb overload coma coming on – and I can’t wait!

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  26. Hi again Erin – I suggested my friends on facebook review your page. I hope some of them following my recommendation. You have some fantastic recipes.

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  36. I just pinned two things to my dessert board. I can’t wait to make some of your recipes. I just have one suggestion….I would love to be able to see a photo next to the recipes. I’m such a visual person. I won’t even buy a cookbook unless they have a photo for every recipe. Ok so I’m alittle OCD about some things…hehe

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  39. Can we comment on a post more than once and have it count as an entry? I just commented on your broccoli penne recipe as I did have a genuine question. if this doesnt also count as an entry, please just ignore this comment!

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  42. @Mikki

    To enter the contest, you have to do one of the above things, and then come to this page and tell me that you did it. So you can comment on 15 posts if you want, but you have to come here 15 times and tell me what you did to get 15 entries. Clear as mud?

    =)

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  49. Hey Erin! I recommended your page to all my friends on Facebook (and told them a million times in person that you are amazing)! Thanks again for all your talent and sweetness:).

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  93. Thanks! I wasn’t sure if there we could comment on a post only once but pin more than once. Just wanted to be clear and not cheat by accident! Love your blog.
    I have pinned your Creamy Baked Pasta.

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  142. I pinned 30 Fall Recipes. OMG, Snickerdoodle muffins, Cinnamon Roll cake, Caramel Apple cupcakes, Pumpkin Gooey Butter cake, Rustic Apple Tart, just to name a few. BE STILL MY HEART!!

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  143. I have made Pumpkin Gooey Butter cake for the past 5 Thanksgivings in place of pumpkin pie because most of my family members don’t like pumpkin pie (but I do — gotta have my pumpkin fix on Thanksgiving.) EVERYONE loves PGBC!

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