Pumpkin Cake

This recipe uses pumpkin puree in a cake batter seasoned like a pumpkin pie for a cake that is good anytime of the year.

• Calories: 353 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• ¼ cup chopped nuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. If desired, stir in some chopped nuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch bundt or tube pan.

Step 3

Cream oil, beaten eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla together.

Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a plate and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.