Pumpkin Cake

Name: Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 c. shortening; 1 1/2 c. sugar; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 1/4 c. sifted cake flour; 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. ginger; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 1 c. pumpkin; 3/4 c. milk; 1/2 c. chopped nuts

13 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. pumpkin
3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Directions

1

Cream the shortening, then add sugar gradually and continue creaming it until it is light and fluffy. Blend in eggs.
2

Sift together dry ingredients. Combine pumpkin and milk. Add dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin mixture to the egg mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
3

Stir in chopped nuts. Bake in 2 greased layer pans at 350° for 30 minutes. Frost cake with your favorite buttercream icing using orange juice for the liquid and grated orange rind for added zest.