This old fashioned pumpkin cake recipe goes back to at least the early 1950s. It’s still around, simply because it tastes, oh so good. Without a doubt, once you’ve made it for the first time, you’ll add it to your personal cookbook recipe collection.
Contributed by: From Grandma Hanley’s Cookbook Collection
Pumpkin Trivia: Pumpkins are grown all over the world on six of the seven continents. Antarctica is the sole exception. They are even grown in Alaska.
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 cup pumpkin cooked or canned, sieved , or thoroughly mashed
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Optional Topping: Use a butter or cream cheese topping. Add a few drops of orange food coloring and mix together. Sprinkle a few walnuts on top of the frosting.
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