Pumpkin Cake

Name: Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients: 2 12 ounces banana cake mix; 2 tablespoons butter (OR margarine); 2 tablespoons flour; 12 cup light cream; 12 cup sugar; 12 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 12 cup pecans (chopped (optional); 34 cup butter (OR margarine); 34 cup shortening; 6 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons milk (more or less); 2 cups red yellow & Green food coloring

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Ingredients

2 12 ounces banana cake mix
2 tablespoons butter (OR margarine)
2 tablespoons flour
12 cup light cream
12 cup sugar
12 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 cup pecans (chopped (optional)
34 cup butter (OR margarine)
34 cup shortening
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk (more or less)
2 cups red yellow & Green food coloring

Directions

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["Bake in TWO 12 cup fluted tub pan.", "FILLING: Melt butter in a sauce pan.", "Stir in flour to form a smooth paste.", "Gradually add cream and sugar, stirring constantly until thick.", "Boil 1 minute then remove from heat.", "Stir in the vanilla and salt (optional) Fold in pecans and let cool.", "Cut thin slice off the bottom of each cake.", "Spread one cake bottom with filling; put cakes together with bottoms together.", "set aside.", "FROSTING: In a mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening.", "Beat in sugar and vanilla.", "Add milk until desired consistency is reached.", "Combine red and yellow food coloring to make orange; tint about 3/4's of the frosting orange.", "Tint remaining frosting green.", "ASSEMBLY: Place a small glass upside down in the center of the cake to support the \"stem\"".""