ONA Recipe Box -- Pumpkin Cake
from Dot Mohrle of the Daytimers
Serves 12
Ingredients
For cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 16-ounce can Libby's pumpkin
For cream cheese frosting:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 pound powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Chopped nuts (optional)
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 X 13 sheet cake pan.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
In large mixer bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, oil and pumpkin; mix thoroughly. Combine with dry ingredients
Spread batter into a greased sheet cake pan which has been floured. Bake 30-40 minutes. Test with toothpick for doneness: Cool, frost and sprinkle with nuts (optional).
Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a small bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 pound powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Spread on cake after it cools. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.