Pumpkin Sheet Cake

Pumpkin sheet cake with cream cheese frosting, sprinkled with nuts. Cut into bite-sized pieces, it's perfect for your next potluck!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 362 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin puree
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 teaspoons milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, beat pumpkin, 2 cups white sugar, and oil. Add eggs, and mix well.

Step 2

In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add these dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, and beat until well blended. Pour batter into a greased 15 x 10 inch baking pan.

Step 3

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool.

Step 4

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter or margarine, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar, and mix well. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cake, and sprinkle with nuts.