Pumpkin Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
3 eggs
1 (29 oz.) can pumpkin
2/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. each: cloves, ginger, allspice, salt and cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Empty cake mix into bowl.
Cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture forms moist even crumbs.
Reserve 1 cup crumb mix for topping. Add to remaining crumb mixture, 1 egg; stir until blended.
Spoon into bottom of a greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
Press lightly to form an even layer.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes or until puffy.
Set aside.