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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

Source of Recipe

Recipe Circus: Wiccadwoman


List of Ingredients

Cake
-1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
-1 large egg
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

Filling
-8 ounces cream cheese, softened
-1 (15 ounce) can pureed pumpkin
-1/4 cup granulated sugar
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
-1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
-3 large eggs
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
-1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar, divided
-Pecan halves, for garnish
-Whipped cream, as an accompaniment






Recipe

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
-Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
-Combine cake mix, egg and melted butter; mix well.
-Pat into pan.
-To prepare filling: Beat cream cheese until smooth.
-Beat in pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, egg and vanilla extract.
-Add butter; beat until smooth.
-Set aside 2 tablespoons confectioners'; add remainder to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
-Spread over cake mixture.
-Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
-Do not overbake; center should be a little gooey.
-Let cool, then sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.
-Cut into bars.
-Garnish with pecan halves and serve with whipped cream.