Pumpkin Cake

Well, it's that time of year when I truly enjoy cooking and baking with pumpkin! Below is one of my favorite recipes for my Pumpkin Cake that I made over the weekend. Cinnamon and spice add a treasure of goodness to this harvest treat!!! Enjoy :o)













Pumpkin Cake

Cake:

2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil
1 15-ounce can pumpkin
4 eggs
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of walnuts, chopped

Frosting:

2 cups powder sugar
1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Handful of chopped walnuts

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 15x10-inch pan. In large bowl, blend all cake ingredients (except the raisins and walnuts) at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add raisins and walnuts and gently fold into cake batter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. In small bowl, combine frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cake. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Refrigerate leftover.

Snickers' Snowball Cookies

Another hobby of mine is cooking and baking. I have over 300 cookbooks!!! Whatever you do, please do not mention cookbooks to Marty ... as he always says "no more cookbooks!!!" I literally have to sneak the cookbooks into the house .... really! Anyhoot, not only do I love to collect recipes, I also love to share my favorite recipes with my family and friends. One of my favorite cookie recipe is the Snickers Snowballs ... yummy (or, as Rachel Ray would say, "YUMMO")! These fluffy treats look so real, you'll expect them to be ice-cold.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
2 cups flour
1 13 oz. bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation:

Chop 1/2 cup of SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures.

Cream together the butter, 1/4 cup of confectioner's sugar and vanilla.

Slowly blend in the flour, nuts, and chopped SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures. Roll the dough into 1-1/2-inch balls.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 12-14 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Roll the cookies in the remaining cup of confectioner's sugar, completely covering them.

Makes about 25-30 cookies.

Enjoy and happy baking :o)