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Perfect Pumpkin Cake

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December  1, 2011
5
2 Ratings
Perfect Pumpkin Cake
  • Makes 1 Bundt Cake
Author Notes

Insanely moist, well spiced, shockingly diet friendly and easily adaptable to be made gluten-free using oat flour, this pumpkin cake has become a household staple this fall. While I've added a simple maple glaze in the past, it really is best to shine on its own!

This has been adapted and edited from allrecipes.com http://bit.ly/ujfuJL. —kate-monster

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Whole Wheat or Oat Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 dash Salt
  • 1.5 cups Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Canola Oil
  • 2 cups Pure Pumpkin Puree
  • 3/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 cup Chopped Walnuts
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil and applesauce until smooth. Mix in pumpkin and vanilla. Add each egg one at a time. Gradually add the flour mixture just until combined. Stir in walnuts. As always, do not overmix!
  4. Place batter into bundt cake pan and bake for approximately one hour until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool before removing from pan.
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5 Reviews

Agnes
Agnes October 25, 2014
This cake was very moist. I actually had to bake it for 2 hours. very tasty!
 
kate-monster
kate-monster December 5, 2011
Thanks for the heads up! You are totally correct - minor key ingredient missing. Recipe updated!
 
kate-monster
kate-monster December 5, 2011
Thanks for the heads up! You are totally correct - minor key ingredient missing :) Recipe updated!
 
kate-monster
kate-monster December 5, 2011
Thanks for the heads up and you are entirely correct, minor key ingredient missing :) Recipe updated!
 
Kristine H.
Kristine H. December 5, 2011
Am I missing something? I don't see pumpkin in the listing of ingredients.