Saturday, January 8, 2011

Pumpkin Cake

Here’s another post to start my new year and keep my new year resolution going! Yay! With busy work schedule, I don’t cook as often anymore and the laziness in me just refrained me from updating the blog! Sorry!!
So, I made this pumpkin cake back in November for Thanksgiving. This year we had a sit down dinner with about 12 guests. I should probably reserved more details on what I did for Thanksgiving dinner for another post. Ana, my friend from work and I were discussing the Thanksgiving menu and after some googling, we both made this for Thanskgiving. I think both our guests enjoyed this super moist pumpkin cake.
The original recipe extracted from www.allrecipes.com. My recipe has been modified slightly using the spices I have.
Pumpkin Cake
PUMPKIN CAKE RECIPE
Ingredients:
  • 2 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 1/4 Cups Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Cups Pumpkin Puree
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 Tsps Baking Powder
  • 2 Tsps Baking Soda
  • 1/4 Tsp salt
  • 2 Tsps Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/2 Tsp All Spice
  • Powdered Sugar (Optional – for dusting)
Method:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 12x18 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine sugar and oil. Blend in vanilla and pumpkin, then beat in eggs one at a time. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Spread batter into prepared 12x18 inch pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. Dust with some powdered sugar just before serving if desired.
June’s Comments: I like using a bundt cake pan when I’m baking a cake that will not have any frosting on it. I feel that it makes the cake look a little special, and that extra dusting of powdered sugar gives the simple cake a little “oooh-aaahhh” effect.

Simply June 

3 comments:

J said...

That looks lovely - definitely going to have to put this at the top of the list to make next!!
Welcome back!
Jaylene

Simply June said...

Thanks Jaylene. Let me know how you like the cake when you make it!

Cin Twin2 said...

Yay!!!!!She is back!!! This looks delicious and it is perfect for Thanksgiving!

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