Pumpkin Cake.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour.
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs unbeaten
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• white frosting; 7 minute frosting made with brown sugar

Directions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and spices in to a bowl.
2. Add shortening and 1/2 cup milk and pumpkin. Blend and beat 1 min.
3. Add rest of milk and the eggs. Beat 2 minutes.
4. Bake in two 9“ greased floured layer cake pans in 375° for about 35 minutes.
5. When cool, frost with white frosting, or better still a 7 minute frosting made with brown sugar.

Timing

• beat 1 min.
• Beat 2 minutes.
• about 35 minutes
• 7 minute frosting

Temperature

• 375°

Equipment

• two 9“ greased floured layer cake pans
• bowl

Notes

• or better still a 7 minute frosting made with brown sugar