Festive fall recipes - my favorites

Hot Mulled Cider

1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 quarts apple cider
1 tsp whole allspice
1 1/2 tsp whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 oranges sliced, with peels

Combine brown sugar & cider.
Put spices in cheesecloth. Add orange slices to cooker. Cook in crockpot on low 2 to 8 hours. Note: I think it is best to serve this within 4 hours because it tends to begin to seperate when it after several hours.


Pumpkin Dump Cake

3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 large can (29 oz) pure pumpkin
1 box spice cake mix
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup butter, melted

Mix pumpkin, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and condensed milk. Pour into ungreased 9 x 13 inch dish. Sprinkle spice cake mix over top. Pour melted butter over the spice cake mix. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 350 for 60 minutes or until golden brown.