pumpkin cake
categories:  Cake | Desserts   

Prepared: 2004-10-31

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

Preparation:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• grease one 10 inch bundt or tube pan.
• cream oil, beaten eggs, pumpkin and vanilla together.
• 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.
• 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.