Pumpkin Cake

Yield: 1 (10-inch) cake

Ingredients

• 3  cups  sugar
• 1  cup  shortening
• 3  large eggs
• 2  cups  mashed cooked pumpkin
• 3  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon  baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cloves
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground allspice
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  cup  chopped pecans

Preparation

Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and pumpkin, beating until blended. Combine flour and next 8 ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating until blended. Stir in pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300°; bake 1 hour and 20 minutes.