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Pumpkin Layer Cake

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Pumpkin Layer Cake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 1 Triple-layer 8" or 9" round cake
Cuisine: Cookbook, Holiday, Layer Cake, recipe
Calories: 5256
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cup flour all-purpose
  • 1 t. baking soda
  • 3 t. baking powder
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 2 1/2 t. cinnamon
  • 1/8 t. ground allspice
  • 1/8 t. ground cloves
  • 1/8 t. nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup applesauce unsweetened
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs large
  • 2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 t. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup walnuts chopped (optional)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake rounds with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg) in medium bowl; set aside.
  3. In large mixing bowl beat together applesauce, oil, and sugar until well blended. Add vanilla and pumpkin.
  4. Add eggs one at a time, beat thoroughly after each addition.
  5. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Add nuts.
  6. Batter is thick. Divide evenly among 8" rounds.
  7. Bake cakes approx. 30-34 minutes.
  8. Cool cake rounds for 10 minutes before removing cake to cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 5256kcalCarbohydrates: 429gProtein: 118gFat: 357gSaturated Fat: 45gPolyunsaturated Fat: 201gMonounsaturated Fat: 88gCholesterol: 848mgSodium: 2020mgPotassium: 2979mgFiber: 52gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 73700IUVitamin C: 32.2mgCalcium: 560mgIron: 37.8mg

Notes

Walnut Substitute: Pecans
Buttercream Suggestion: Cream Cheese

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