Pumpkin Cake

This cake has just the right amount of pumpkin. It tastes a lot like a homemade spice cake.

4 eggs

1 c. oil (I like to use half applesauce, it makes it a little healthier and fluffier)

2 c. sugar

15 oz. can of pumpkin

2 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Mix eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin. Sift all dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix into wet ingredients in thirds, mixing just enough to blend. Pour batter into a greased and floured baking sheet (12x18x1). Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool and frost.

Frosting:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened slightly (do not melt)

3/4 stick butter, softened slightly (do not melt)

1 tsp. milk or cream

1 tsp. vanilla

4 c. powdered sugar

from Jenna McGowan