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pumpkin cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Sandy Young
Cerrillos, NM

Sonna, a teacher's aide at Woodham High School, used to bake this cake for us at Thanksgiving every year. It's easy and oh, so very good! Of course, I like almost any cake with cream cheese frosting, and this one has it.

(1 rating)
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For pumpkin cake

  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 c
    sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 c
    vegetable oil
  • 1 can
    (15-oz.) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix!)
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 1 pkg
    8-oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 3 c
    sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans

How To Make pumpkin cake

  • 1
    Sift all dry ingredients together.
  • 2
    Beat eggs with sugar until fluffy. Add oil, then pumpkin.
  • 3
    Add sifted dry ingredients and stir just until mixed.
  • 4
    Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 350 for about an hour.
  • 5
    You can also bake this cake in layers. They'll take less time. Since I've never baked it in layers, I don't know exactly how long, though.
  • 6
    Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix all ingredients together with an electric mixer and spread all over cake.

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