Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup light molasses
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 lb solid pack pumpkin
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour a 13x9 pan or two 9 inch round cake pans.
• 2 beat all ingredients in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. increase speed to medium and beat 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 3 pour into prepared pans. bake 50-70 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans.
• 4 cool completely before frosting.