Hazelnut pumpkin spice cake

1 Cake

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupShortening
1cupSugar
1cupBrown sugar
2Eggs; beaten
1cupCooked, mashed pumpkin
3cupsSifted flour
4teaspoonsBaking powder
¼teaspoonBaking soda
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonNutmeg
¼teaspoonCloves
½cupMilk
1cupRoasted & chopped hazelnuts (Oregon hazelnuts)

Directions

Cream shortening; gradually add sugars. Beat in eggs and pumpkin. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Fold in hazelnuts. Batter will be heavy. Pour into 3 greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans. Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes.

Cool 5 minutes in pans, then remove to cooling racks to cool completely. Add roasted, chopped hazelnuts to butter icing for frosting and garnish with sliced hazelnuts.

Yield: 1 8-inch layer cake.

* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board