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[serene]

Made the caramel sauce for the pie. I first had this pie at sogwife's aunt's T-day last year, and I've made it several times since. It's really yummy.

Recipe from Cafe for All Seasons

Cafe's Pecan Pumpkin Pie and Caramel Sauce


1 29-ounce can pumpkin pie mix
1 5-ounce can evaporated milk
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 Pillsbury Plus yellow cake mix with pudding
1/2 pound butter, melted and cooled slightly
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350. Line two 9" pie pans with waxed paper. Mix together the pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, salt and cinnamon. Pour into pans. Sprinkle cake mix over the top. Distribute chopped pecans over cake mix and drizzle melted butter over all. Bake one hour. Chill. Invert and cut into wedges. Thin wedges can be eaten with the fingers. Large wedges can be served on a plate, topped with a dollop of whipped cream, and warm caramel sauce drizzled over the top. This is a delicious alternative to pumpkin pie and extremely easy to make. Do not be thrown off by the use of the packaged cake mix.




Caramel Sauce (Two cups)

2 sticks (or one cup) sweet butter
2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup heavy cream

Cut butter into pieces and melt it in a small heavy-bottomed pan. Stir in the brown sugar and cream. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until all is melted and blended. Whisking the sauce helps to bring it together. Serve warm. Refrigerate what is not used - reheat on low heat.



Whipped Cream

2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
1-1/2 Teaspoons vanilla

Whip cream in a medium bowl; add sugar and vanilla any time after you first start whipping. Whip into soft peaks. Refrigerate till ready to use.


Tried the caramel sauce last night with regular butter (had forgotten to buy unsalted) and it tasted way too salty to me, so I made another batch today with sweet butter, and now I'm wondering if it was all in my head, because this batch tastes pretty much the same. misanthropoid, how much salt did you say is in a cup of butter?

Comments

[machineplay.livejournal.com]

...wow. i want this. like, NOW. i'm going to make this because the girlie doesn't like piecrust much but LOVES pumpkin pie.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's so good. I don't care for pumpkin pie, and I don't like the goop in traditional pecan pie, but I *love* this, and it's especially elegant with a dollop of whipped cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce.