Moist Pumpkin Pound Cake Food

PUMPKIN POUND CAKE WITH A CREAM CHEESE GLAZE AND TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Batter:.
• Preheat oven to 325°F; position rack in lower third of oven.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the butter. Add the sugars a half-cup at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in Bourbon whiskey or vanilla and continue beating for about 3 minutes - until light and fluffy (scrape the bowl often while mixing).
• Beat the eggs with a fork in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture, one-fifth at a time. With your rubber spatula, scrape down sides of bowl as you mix.
• Add pumpkin and beat on medium speed until smooth. Reduce speed to low and slowly beat in the dry ingredients until smooth and well blended. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the raisins (optional).
• Spoon batter into the prepared pan. Gently spread batter evenly around pan. Bake for 55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
• Cool for 15 minutes; remove from pan onto a serving plate. Cool completely.
• Glaze:
• Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cake and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PUMPKIN CAKE III

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

MOIST PUMPKIN TUBE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves; add to egg mixture alternately with pumpkin, beating well after each addition. , Transfer to a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Remove pan and cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.