Pumpkin Patter Cake
["1 pound cake (sliced in 1/4-inch slices)", "1 can pumpkin (beaten until smooth)", "1 jar apricot jam", "1 c. vanilla pudding", "pecans, chopped fine", "whipped cream (optional)"]
["Place slice of cake, layer with thin layer of apricot jam first, then layer of pumpkin, whipped cream, then vanilla pudding. Add second layer of pound cake.", "Press top layer of cake down gently.", "Run a layer of whipped cream down the middle of the top of the cake.", "Sprinkle with pecans, chopped finely."]
["cake", "pumpkin", "apricot", "vanilla pudding", "pecans", "whipped cream"]