Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup applesauce
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups pumpkin puree or cooked mashed pumpkin
- cream cheese frosting, below
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preparation:
Directions for pumpkin cake
Combine sugar, applesauce, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Sift dry ingredients into a separate bowl; stir into oil mixture, beating well. Stir in pumpkin puree.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 13X9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes. Turn out onto racks to cool. Frost pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl; beat well until smooth.