Cheap and Easy Pumpkin Cake

Even though Thanksgiving is over I though I would post the most delicious Pumkpin Cake Dessert Recipe, it is cheap and easy to prepare and for those of you who love pumpkin pie, you will devour this Pumpkin Cake.

 

Pumpkin Cake

My Mom’s Recipe
Prep: 15 Minutes
Set: 20 Minutes
Bake: 45 Minutes

Meal Preparation Ingredients:

  • 1 Yellow Cake Mix
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3 egg
  • 2 cups regular pumpkin (need 1 big can to have enough)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 cup canned milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

Meal Preparation Directions:

Bowl 1 – mix together very well 2 cups pumpkin, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 tsp. salt, 2 eggs, 3/4 cup canned milk, 1 tsp vanilla. After mixing set aside for approx 20 minutes, mixture will start to thicken.
Bowl 2 – mix together 1 cake mix (hold back 1 cup for bowl 3), 1/2 cup butter, 1 egg.
Bowl 3 – mix 1 cup of cake mix help from bowl 2, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 cup soft butter. Mix should be crumbly, this is the topping for the cake.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease 9 x 13 cake pan
  3. Press ingredients from bowl 2 into bottom of pan
  4. Pour ingredients from bowl 1 into pan next
  5. Sprinkle ingredients from bowl 3 on top
  6. Bake for 45 minutes or until lightly brown and toothpick comes out clean.

Meal Assembly:

Serves: 8-10 Can be served warm or cold. Add whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream to the top. This is a sure crowd pleaser so if your looking for something different to take to that holiday party, Pumpkin Cake will be a hit!

December 2nd, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: cheap snack ideas, Simply Delicious Desserts | 2 comments

Quick Easy Dinner Recipes With Chicken

I ran across this recipe during one of my searches for quick easy dinner recipes with chicken that were less than $5 to prepare.

My kids love any kind of pasta dish that includes chicken and this was quick and easy to make, tasted delicious and now has a favorite spot in my personal cookbook.

It’s another perfect cheap meal for the family.

If you are struggling to maintain your food budget, as I often did, then having a handful of Quick Easy Dinner Recipes will make all the difference.

To be able to shop cheap, prepare quick and please everyone will making driving by Pizza Hut without stopping that much easier! I promise!

Easy Dinner Recipes – Chicken Spaghetti

Found online
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes

Quick Easy Dinner Recipes

Quick Easy Dinner Recipes

Cheap Cooking Ingredients:
• 1 chicken boiled and de-boned (I have also used a pkg. of legs or thighs)
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 can rotel
• 1 10 oz. pkg. of spaghetti noodles
• 10 oz. velvetta cheese

 

Easy Dinners Directions:
1. Boil and de-bone chicken.
2. Boil spaghetti noodles (use chicken broth if you have it for better flavor)
3. Cut velvetta into chunks, mix with 2 tbsp. of margarine and let sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
4. Mix cream of chicken soup and rotel in baking dish, add chicken and spaghetti then mix in cheese.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Meal Assembly:
Serves 4 – Dish up a side of buttered green beans and slices peaches for a quick easy healthy meal!!
Tip: Add ¼ cup of milk if mixture is dry after baking.
Tip: Double the batch for a freeze ahead meal next week!

Want to try some easy dinner recipes with ground beef? Try This: A Great Recipe For Meatloaf

November 29th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes | Leave a comment