Orange-glazed pumpkin cake

16 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsBrown sugar; firm packed
¾cupCrisco; butter or reg. flvr
16ouncesPumpkin can; solid pack
4Eggs
¼cupWater
2cupsAll-purpose flour
1⅓cupQuaker oats (quick or old
;fashioned; uncooked)
½cupNuts; chopped -=or=-
; raisins
4teaspoonsBaking powder
1tablespoonPumpkin pie spice
teaspoonBaking soda
¾teaspoonSalt (optional); glaze:
1cupPowdered sugar
4teaspoonsOrange juice
¾teaspoonOrange peel; grated

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 10-cup Bundt or tube pan.

For cake, beat sugar and Crisco until fluffy. Mix in pumpkin, eggs and water. Combine remaining cake ingredients, mixing well; gradually add to pumpkin mixture; mix well. Spread into pan. Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. For glaze, mix all ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cake.

From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@... or jphelps@...