Thursday, October 25, 2012

Well today is Thursday the  25th of October!  All my the holidays are slowly creeping up on us!  I need to start thinking of my Thanksgiving menu.  I will have turkey and the trimmings but need some delicious desserts to have with coffee after the big dinner.  I am thinking I will have a pumpkin pie for sure but also will make a pumpkin cake.
This is the recipe I like to use for my cake:

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups canned pumpkin
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour                                                      
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1/2 cup of raisins (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12x18 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
2.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. Stir in nuts. Spread batter into prepared 12x18 inch pan.
3.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.
I frost the cake with some cream cheese mixed with cool whip.

Hope you enjoy!!!