Today I have one simple goal for this blog:

To share with you the ultimate Thanksgiving dessert.

Unfortunately, I can’t show you pictures of my own finished product, because I haven’t made it yet this year.  This dessert is reserved solely for Thanksgiving because it’s just that good.

I could wait until Thanksgiving to share the recipe with you, but then all of you wouldn’t have the opportunity to make it for your own Thanksgiving dinner!

Aren’t I generous?

The recipe is called Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.  It’s a Paula Deen recipe, so you know that it’s not exactly a low-cal food.  But it is totally worth every calorie.

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I make the recipe exactly as-is, except for one thing.  You need all 8 tbsp of butter for the cake crust, but you do not need all 8 tbsp for the filling.  You can just use 4 tbsp, or you can even leave [...]