Christmas Baking Recipes

Donna at "Way More Homemade" is having blog carnival today to share favorite Christmas baking recipes. My mom made the recipe below for Thanksgiving and it would definitely be good for Christmas too. As a matter of fact this cake is good any time of year...or day...or night...or morning...or afternoon. It is just yummy any ol' time and gets even better after a day or two in the fridge:

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

Cake:
1 (18 1/4 oz.) package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 T. butter, melted
Combine cake mix, egg and butter and mix well with electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 baking pan.

Filling:
1 (6 oz.) cream cheese, softened

8 T. butter, melted
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin

2 c. powdered sugar
3 eggs

1 t. cinnamon
1t. vanilla

1 t. nutmeg

To make filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla and butter and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40-50 minutes in 350 degree preheated oven. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.

Ice with cool whip.

Enjoy!!!