Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients

1 can of Pumpkin
4 Eggs
1 Cup of Oil (don’t need to use the whole thing – makes it really oily – I usually use a little less than a cup or applesauce as an oil substitute)
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 cups of Flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2-3 teaspoons of cinnamon (depends on your taste for cinnamon)

Pre-heat the over to 350
Mix the first 4 ingredients until Creamy
Combine the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl
Slowly fold in the dry ingredients – mix until fully blended together

Bake for 25-30 minutes – until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes clean


Icing

3 ounces of cream cheese (softened)
½ stick of butter (softened)
2 cups of Confectioner’s Sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Cream together all of the above ingredients until smooth

Peppermint Candy

1 bag vanilla chips
1 tablespoon Crisco
smashed candy canes
red food color


Melt chips in microwave (1/2 power). Add crushed candy canes and food color (to make pink), drop into paper cups or spread on greased foil then break up.