Upside down pineapple cake

Made in a slow cooker or dutch oven

6T butter

2/3 c brown sugar

8 slices pineapple

1/4 c pineapple juice

yellow cake mix

Turn cooker on high and melt butter, stir in b sugar
lay out pineapple slices..can place a mars cherry in each one....
cover with pineapple juice
Prepare cake mix as directed and pour over pinapple

Cook on high for 2-4 hours till cake is set

Take a knife and release the sides of cake then dump upside down

Pumpkin Dump

This has been Marcus's favorite. I have been trying to pick out recipes for Christmas when everyone is home, this is one he will ask for along with potato cheese soup

1 (29 oz) can pumpkin
1 can evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp cloves)
1/2 tsp salt1 pkg cake mix (I like vanilla, but the original recipe calls for yellow or spice)
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, sugar, salt and spices. Stir in the milk, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Sprinkle cake mix over the pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle on the pecans. Drizzle melted butter over all. Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool.

4. Serve with whip cream, refrigerate leftovers.

I have found that when I drizzle the butter, I sometimes get areas of dry cake mix in the end result, so what I do is take the butter (cold) and slice it thinly and cover the cake mix with the thin slices. It takes a little longer, but I think it is worth it.

Coffee Cake

Megan had to bring treats for early morning seminary and this was fast and easy. I made two and Matt's friends came over after school and ate the other one. Thanks to Rachel L.

1 box yellow cake mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding, I used sugar free
2 eggs or 4 egg whites
3 Tblspn. vegetable oil
1 1/3 c. water or milk
Mix all ingredients and pour ½ of batter into greased & floured 9-inch square cake pan.

Crumble:
½ c. flour
½ c. brown sugar
2 Tblspn. cinnamon
3 Tblspn. butter
Mix above ingredients and cut in butter to make a “crumble.”
Sprinkle first layer of batter with ½ crumble mixture.
Pour remaining cake batter on top of crumble and then top off with remaining crumble.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
Drizzle with powdered sugar icing.