Pumpkin Cheesecake

[dpf]

I don't think I posted this before...it's a favorite with our family around Thanksgiving and would be an easy dessert for a RV pot luck.

Pumpkin Cheesecake
Crust:
1 box yellow cake mix (reserve 1 cup for topping)
½ cup softened margarine
1 egg

Mix the ingredients together and pat on the bottom and up the sides of a 9” springform pan or a 9x13” pan.

Filling:
2-8 ounce packages cream cheese (regular, low or no-fat)
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice OR ½ teaspoon ginger, ¼ tsp nutmeg and ¼ ground clove
Cream these ingredients together until fluffy then beat in:
3 eggs
Fold in:
1 16 ounce can pumpkin
2/3 cup evaporated milk

Pour onto crust

Streusel Topping:
Cut together
The 1 cup of reserved dry cake mix
½ cup sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup margarine

Sprinkle on top of the filling. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes or until center is set. Top with whipped topping or ice cream.

[VickieP]

Yummy that sounds good. I've heard of Pumpkin Cheesecake, but never had the chance to try it.

[avalen]

oooohhhhh, I've had pumpkin cheesecake before, and its just fabulous! Course
I love cheesecake in any shape or form But, I never had it with the streusel
topping though, that makes it sound even better.