Recipe! Friday: Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin CakeThis one I picked up at Williams-Sonoma — I figured it was fitting to cook this again with the arrival of cooler temperatures here in Provo. My friends are huge fans of this recipe (and I can’t say that I blame them.) It’s kind of lake a layer of pumpkin pie baked into a coffee cake. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix, separated
3 eggs
¼ Cup sugar
3 Tablespoons milk
1 jar pumpkin butter (about 1½ cup)
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ Cup (1 stick) butter, melted
¼ Cup (½ stick) cold butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ Cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. Lightly grease a 9″ x 13″ pan
  3. Measure out 1 Cup of cake mix and set aside
  4. Mix remaining cake mix with ½ cup melted butter and 1 egg until combined
  5. Press the mixture onto bottom of pan
  6. Mix pumpkin butter, 2 eggs, and 3 tablespoons of milk until combined
  7. Pour the pumpkin butter mixture over the cake mixture in the pan and smooth gently if necessary
  8. Sprinkle the chopped nuts over the pumpkin butter mixture
  9. Mix the cup of cake mix set aside earlier with 1 tablespoon flour, ¼ cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  10. Blend the cold butter into this third mixture until butter is granulated and mixture has a crumbly consistency
  11. Sprinkle this final mixture over the pumpkin mixture in the pan
  12. Bake 35-40 minutes or until mixture is set and crumble is a golden brown

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Recipe! Friday: Chicken Pot Pie

As a college student (albeit part-time), I’m always looking for fast, simple recipes that yield terrific results. This one is adopted from The Kitchn. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 deli rotisserie chicken
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can condensed cream of potato soup
1 cup milk
1 package crescent roll or similar refrigerated dough
chopped vegetables to taste

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
  2. De-skin and shred the chicken into a glass cooking dish (an 8″-9″ round or square dish will be best)
  3. Mix the cans of soup, vegetables, and milk in a medium bowl and pour the mixture over the chicken
  4. Agitate the dish to allow the contents to settle
  5. Lay the unrolled dough on top of the mixture
  6. Bake for 20 minutes until the dough is dark golden brown