Pumpkin Cake

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

1. Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and pumpkin, beating until blended. Combine flour and next 8 ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating until blended. Stir in pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
2. Bake at 350u0b0 for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300u0b0; bake 1 hour and 20 minutes.

sugar, shortening, eggs, mashed cooked pumpkin, allpurpose, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, vanilla, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-cake-1 (may not work)