Pumpkin Cake (for your jack-o-lantern)

[Liketobake]

I made my jack-o-lantern into a nice cake tonight. Here is the recipe.

Pumpkin Snack Cake
(a not too sweet snack)
Original Recipe from Company’s ComingMostly Muffins by Jean Pare
Modified greatly by Liketobake

All purpose flour 1 ½ cups
Whole wheat flour 1 cup
Brown sugar (lightly packed) ½-3/4 cup
baking powder 1 ½ tsp
baking soda ½ tsp
ground cinnamon ½ tsp
ground nutmeg ¼ tsp
ground ginger ¼ tsp
margarine 4 tablespoons
buttermilk (or soured milk) 1 cup
eggs 2 medium/large
Pumpkin ¾ cup (fresh/frozen/canned)
almonds ½-1 cup (depends on how much you like nuts)
vanilla extract 1 tsp

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a blender blend the pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla extract, milk (sour), and eggs until smooth. Add all other ingredients to a separate bowl and blend well. Combine the two mixtures. Pour mixture into a prepared (greased if desired) pan (you choose what size). Bake for about 20-30 minutes until lightly golden.
Enjoy
:D

[Satine]

oh man that's cool, if only my jackie hadn't molded out in the weather! gonna try it w canned :)

[Liketobake]

It is O so yummy Satine:p :p Well I think so anyways. A nice not too sweet snack. If you change things up at all share the details please.

:D

[inthekitchen]

Recipe sounds awesome. Thanks for the info Liketobake.

[Liketobake]

I made pumpkin cheesecake bars last night and they were a huge hit in our house. Here is the recipe, I found it at: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Cheesecake-Bars-3/Detail.aspx.
My modifications included using only 4 spoons of margerine instead of 5 and also adding some rum extract to make things a little more interesting.:D


Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
SUBMITTED BY: Agnes Jasa

"This recipe caught my eye and was extremely popular at the annual Christmas party sponsored by our Extension Homemakers. It's a great dessert for fall."

PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 45 Min
READY IN 1 Hr
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 16 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
5 tablespoons cold butter or margarine
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cooked or canned pumpkin
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice

DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans; set aside 3/4 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Beat in the pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and allspice. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.