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Created On: September 18, 2014&nbsp|Updated: November 1, 2018| 28 Comments|Jump to Recipe

Pumpkin pie on the bottom, buttery cake mix pecan streusel on top. Delicious, easy, simple, and fast to whip up! This Pumpkin Upside Down Cake, or Upside Down Pumpkin Pie, is one of the best and easiest pumpkin recipes. Everyone loves it, and I always get asked for the recipe. It disappears at holidays!

I absolutely LOVE to write. Sometimes when I intend to block out time to focus on laying down some words though, I start to procrastinate. Errrrr. I don’t know why I do this because I truly look forward getting thoughts and stories down, but you know how it goes… open up Facebook real quick, or pin a few cool ideas on Pinterest (where time gets sucked into a black hole, btw)… next thing I know, I’ve lost a half hour! Right now I will FOCUS. I’m totally going to concentrate. Okay, here we go. Thinking about thisPumpkin Upside Down Cake. Now I’m hungry, of course.

I’m all about the pumpkin thingsright now. This Pumpkin Upside Down Cake. It’s also kinda like an Upside Down Pumpkin Pie. Call it what you will, but it ROCKS. I’ve seen other recipes forPumpkin Upside Down Cake, and there’s always a little variation. I’ve tried several, and I always come back to this specific version. It’s the best one. Don’t bother with the others. Save your time. I did the homework for you. THIS is the Pumpkin Upside Down Cakeyou want!

This Upside Down Pumpkin Piecame to me from my cousin’s wife, Lisa. I love Lisa. She’s been a part of our small clan for over 15 years now and we’re so lucky to have her. She brings amazing food to every holiday. That’s really all you need to know to understand why we’re fond of her, but she and I share a lot of the same interests – like baking and crafts – so we often have no shortage of topics to chat about. She’s just so easy to talk to and we can gab about anything under the sun. It’s great.

She brought this Pumpkin Upside Down Cake to Thanksgiving one of the first years we knew her. In her family, they also call this ‘Pumpkin Squishy’. That doesn’t entirely make sense to me.But that’s okay. We embraced the dessert anyway. Then we embraced her… for bringing this recipe into our lives. And today I share it with you all in hopes that you like it as much as we do!

It’s pumpkin pie on the bottom, and a slightly crunchy, super buttery cake mix crust on top! Really more like a streusel. A cake mix streusel with melted butter and pecans. YESSSSS. So good. It’s also SO easy. Prep time takes 10 minutes. You could bust it out in 5 if you’re dedicated and have FOCUS. Ugh. I lack it. Also, the ingredients are all pretty commonand readily available. Most of them already sit in your pantry. This Upside Down Pumpkin Pie recipeis a win all-around. Easy, simple, delicious. Bam.

Wow. I wrote that in under 30 minutes by exercising some concentration. If only I could do that with everything in life! AND, I am posting TWICE today. Progress. Major progress toward my blogging goals. If you try this Upside Down Pumpkin Pie recipe, please let me know what you thought!