Turkey Day Recipes

[MizzouRah]

I love to cook, and every year I make something to take to my mother-in-laws house.

I found this recipe on foodtv.com and made it tonight. It's absolutely incredible and I'm not a big fan of pumpkin (I made the banana one as well). Quite easy to boot.


Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
See this recipe on air Wednesday Nov. 24 at 11:30 AM ET/PT.

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Yield: : 6 to 8 servings
User Rating: *****

Cake:
1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the cake: Combine all of the ingredients and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Prepare filling.
To make the 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 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.
Serve with fresh whipped cream.
Variations: For a Pineapple Gooey Cake: Instead of the pumpkin, add a drained 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.
For a Banana Gooey Cake: Prepare cream cheese filling as directed, beating in 2 ripe bananas instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.
For a Peanut Butter Gooey Cake: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter to the cream cheese filling instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.

[Draft Dodger]

I just made a batch of Alton Brown's sour pickles, bread & butter pickles, firecrackers (carrots pickled with hot peppers), and pickled curry cauliflower.

Good Eats - especially the sour pickles.

[bbor]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

I just made a batch of Alton Brown's sour pickles, bread & butter pickles, firecrackers (carrots pickled with hot peppers), and pickled curry cauliflower.

Good Eats - especially the sour pickles.

I bet your bathroom fan works overtime this weekend