thanksgiving cake

Name: Thanksgiving Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 tablespoon(s) butter, softened; 2 eggs, room temperature; 1 cup(s) white sugar; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, packed; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp. powdered); 1 1/4 cup(s) pumpkin puree (unsweetened); 1 large apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped; ## DRY INGREDIENTS; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1 pinch(es) salt; ## LAST INGREDIENTS; 1 cup(s) cranberries, coarsely chopped; 1 cup(s) pecans, coarsely; confectioners sugar, for dusting; ## OPTIONAL GLAZE; 6 tablespoon(s) confectioners' sugar; 2-3 tablespoon(s) maple syrup

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Carolyn Haas

Whitewater, WI

Updated on Dec 5, 2019

My granddaughter wanted to make a cake for Thanksgiving instead of pies. I found this recipe on an educational website, but the ingredients and directions were very mixed up, so I decided to rewrite in a more sensible order. We used the maple glaze option.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 12-16 serving(s)

Ingredients

10 tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp. powdered)
1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree (unsweetened)
1 large apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 pinch salt
LAST INGREDIENTS
1 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 cup pecans, coarsely
confectioners sugar, for dusting
OPTIONAL GLAZE
6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2-3 tablespoons maple syrup

How To Make thanksgiving cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325^F. In a large bowl, stir dry ingredients together. Set aside

Step 2

Beat butter and both butters together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.Beat in the vanilla.
Step 3

On low speed, add pumpkin, ginger and apples.
Step 4

Mix in dry ingredients until just blended. Stir in cranberries and pecans with a spatula.
Step 5

Spoon into greased Bundt pan, smooth top. Put into center rack of oven and bake for 1 hr. or until knife inserted into cake comes out clean. May have to add a little extra time.
Step 6

Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto rack and let cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Step 7

Optional: Instead of dusting with sugar, instead make a maple glaze out of maple syrup and confectioners' sugar. Drizzle it on cake.
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