Pumpkin Cake

Recipe Description

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 ¼ cups salad oil
1 ½ cups pumpkin puree, homemade or canned
4 eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¼ cup seedless raisins
½ cup golden raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Place the sugar, oil and pumpkin puree in a large mixer bowl and beat well on medium speed. Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt and fold into the cake batter. Stir in the raisins and nuts. Pour into greased 10 inch tube pan. Bake 1 ¼ hours or until done. Do not open the oven door under one hour. Let cool slightly in pan before turning onto a rack. Cake freezes well. Serves 12