Pumpkin Pie Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Whisk all ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Set asidewhile you make the cake layer.Make Yellow Cake: Preheat ovento 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9"-x-13" pan; set aside.
2. 2
   Whisk flour,baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.In a separatelarge bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high untillight and fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes. Scrape down sides and beat in eggs one at a time until incorporated, scraping between each addition. Beat invanilla.
3. 3
   Add 1/3 of theflour mixture to the butter-egg mixture, beating until just combined. Scrapedown sides and add half the milk. Beat until combined, then repeat,alternating with the flour and milk, ending with the final 1/3 of the flour.Scrape batter into prepared pan, smoothing with an offset spatula or a kitchenknife.
4. 4
   Pour pumpkin filling over the center of the cake and smooth (it can reach the sides, but the best results are when some cake batter still shows).
5. 5
   Bake until thecake is golden brown and the pumpkin filling no longer jiggles in the center,65 to 75 minutes.
6. 6
   Let coolcompletely. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.