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Pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting.

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree or cooked mashed pumpkin
  • cream cheese frosting, below
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

Directions for pumpkin cake
Combine sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Sift dry ingredients into a separate bowl; stir into oil mixture, beating well. Stir in pumpkin puree.

Pour batter into two greased and floured 9-inch round layer cake pans. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes. Turn out onto racks to cool. Frost pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl; beat well until smooth. Makes enough for 2-layer pumpkin cake.

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5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Easy & Good!November 05, 2009By shanhop
"I chose this recipe for my son's 2nd bday. His bday is on Halloween and I thought it would be festive to serve pumpkin cake. I did not sift anything and it turned out just fine. The second time I made it I used 3 C of pumpkin and my family liked it much better. It made it more dense and moist. With 2 C the consistensy is very much like a boxed cake. This is also the FIRST HOMEMADE cake I've ever made...and with great success. Will definitely make it again and probably very soon."

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