Pumpkin apple cake

16 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupMargarine or butter (1 stick)
cupSugar
2Eggs
1teaspoonVanilla extract
2mediumsApples, pared and diced (1 1/2 cups)
1cupCanned pumpkin
2cupsAll-purpose flour
1teaspoonBaking powder
¾teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonCinnamon
¼teaspoonNutmeg
¼teaspoonCloves
¼teaspoonGinger
2teaspoonsGrated orange rind (optional)
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large mixing bowl cream the butter or margarine; beat in sugar.

Add the eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla, apples, and pumpkin.

Blend in dry ingredients and orange rind. Turn into a grease and floured 9-inch bundt or angel cake pan. bake in a 350 oven for 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when cool.

Dunbar House, 1880

271 Jones Street Murphys, California 95247 (209) 728-2897 Source: "The American Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Cookbook Volume One" by Kitty & Lucian Maynard. Typed by Lisa Clarke.