Pumpkin Cake Memorial Day!!!!

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Happy Memorial Day!!!!!  I have been cooking all morning.  I remember when I was growing up that we always had a Barbecue.  Hamburgers with Beans, Potato Salad, watermelon.  For dessert mom made Pumpkin Cake with the brown sugar frosting that always went sugary and we would pick off the pieces and eat them because it was so good.  So, I made the potato salad and we are going to have tri-tip instead.  The cake just came out of the oven.  Yum, I am excited.  I used a big can of pumpkin so I have extra pumpkin so all well, I guess I just have to make pumpkin cookies to.  If this recipe turns out I will post it.  It has cinnamon chips in it.  I wish you all a great Memorial Day!!!


Mix together
 2 1/4 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. nutmeg
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. cloves
1/4 t. allspice   ( if I do not have I add extra cinnamon)

Cream

 1 1/4 c. sugar
 1/2 c. shortening  (can use margarine)
 2 eggs
1 heaping cup pumpkin


Mix togehter
 1 t. soda
 3/4 c. milk

 Add dry ingredients alternately with the milk into the the pumpkin mixture. Mix together with a beater.
Bake at 350 for 25 min.
Top with  brown sugar icing

 Brown Sugar Icing
 3 T. milk
 4 T. butter
 1 c. brown sugar
 Dissolve in pan and boil 3 min.
Add
 3/4 c. chopped nuts
Pour on top of the cake and then let cool