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Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Upside Down Cake

This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Thanksgiving is all about the food. And football. And family. And friends. It doesn’t get much better than that.

This cake can make Thanksgiving even better for you. I made this the other night and I had to literally put it away so I wouldn’t eat the whole thing. It’s absolutely amazing. It combines all my favorite Thanksgiving flavors with the pumpkin cake topped with a caramel/pecan/cranberry topping. And it is one of the easiest desserts to make ever. If you need a dessert for Thanksgiving, definitely give this a shot.

We loved it so much I will be making it again. Twice in one week. I never repeat recipes, let alone in the same week. Seriously, it’s that good.

One Year Ago: Thanksgiving Two-Fer Bars and NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
Two Years Ago: Oreo Brownies and Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

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Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Upside Down Cake

Yield: 8-10

Ingredients:

8 ounces (2 sticks or 16 Tbsp) unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups cranberries
4 ounces (1 cup) coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
6 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line the bottom of a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper.

Melt the butter in a small saucepot over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and whisk until smooth.

Pour the brown sugar mixture into the bottom of the cake pan.

In a medium bowl combine the cranberries and pecans. Place them in the pan over the brown sugar mixture.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree and oil.

Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Carefully spread the batter over the cranberry pecan topping.

Bake until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.

Cool the cake for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Place a large plate or platter on top of the cake. Invert the cake and plate together. Remove the pan. Carefully peel off the parchment paper.

Recipe from Martha Stewart

I’m using this cake as my monthly What’s Baking challenge. Be sure to check out Catherine’s blog for the roundup later this month.

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10 Responses to “Pumpkin Pecan Pie Candy”

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    Cathy — October 28, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    yours looks awesome too!

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    The Novice Chef — October 28, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    I have now seen these on a few different blogs…guess I have to break down and make them soon! They just look so dang tasty!

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    oneordinaryday — October 28, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    These sound great. Do they have to be served chilled? I’m bookmarking to make for the holidays. Thanks!

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    Jen — October 28, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    I served them at room temp. They are just a bit more firm directly out of the fridge.

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    We Are Not Martha — October 28, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    Mmm! I’m always looking for new ways to bake/cook with pumpkin and these look fabulous. Great to put in a little tin for a holiday gift 🙂

    Sues

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    ellysaysopa — October 28, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    These look great! I bet they would be great rolled in crushed graham crackers too. Mmm.

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    Jen — October 28, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    I was thinking that too Elly! I had some crushed graham crackers in the pantry, but I wanted to try them true to the recipe for the first go at it.

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    nutmegnanny — October 28, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    They are so adorable:) You should submit them in a blog event another blogger and I started. They look so delicious!

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    bridget {bake at 350} — October 31, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    You were pumpkin-busy!!! YUM!

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    Ingrid — November 2, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    They look good but I’m not sure of the coconut, pecan, and pumpkin together.
    ~ingrid

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