Pumpkin Pound Cake

 

The deliciousness of this pumpkin pound cake, mimics a pumpkin pie without the crust and a pumpkin bread pudding!  Come on let’s have some Thanksgiving Holiday Fun!

Oatmeal Crust

2/3 cup oatmeal
1/3 cup of flour
1/3 cup of brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter

Mix with hands and spread on bottom of Bundt pan which has been sprayed generously with a non-stick coating

Cake

Place the following ingredients into a bowl and mix for 2 minutes on medium to high speed

1 box of Duncan Hines Golden Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 ounces cream cheese – room temperature
1 can of Libby’s pumpkin pie filling
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice

Bake at 350 degree oven for one hour, let cool place on serving platter and ice with the following

1 cup powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla
Pinch of salt
3 tablespoons of melted butter
2 tablespoon of heavy cream adding a teaspoon at a time if needed to get to the right consistency you desire.

Spread on warm cake, slice and enjoy with a hot cup of coffee.  Enjoy Thanksgiving and have fun!