Categories: Cakes

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and pumpkin, beating until blended. Combine flour and next 8 ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating until blended. Stir in pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees; bake 1 hour and 20 minutes.

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