Pumpkin Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 make cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, and eggs. beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 1 minute. in another bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture. beat 1 minute at medium speed. stir in coconut and chopped pecans. pour into 3 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
• 3 bake 30 minutes, or until cakes test done. cool in pans for 10 minutes. remove from pans. cool completely.
• 4 make frosting: in a mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese. beat until light and fluffy. add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract, mixing well. stir in chopped pecans and coconut.
• 5 spread frosting between layers and on top of cake.