Pumpkin Cake I

          

Even though pumpkin is a fall favorite, this spice cake recipe using canned pumpkin puree is good anytime of the year.

Original recipe makes 1 -10 inch bundt cake

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups white sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch bundt or tube pan.
  2. Cream oil, beaten eggs, pumpkin and vanilla together.
  3. 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.
  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.

Nutrition

Calories: 485 kcal
Carbohydrates: 65.7 g
Cholesterol: 53 mg
Fat: 23.3 g
Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 5.5 g
Sodium: 258 mg