by Brian Kaner
(Dallas, Texas)
Pumpkin Cake
Cake:
2 eggs
½ and 1/3 cup sugar
½ cup oil
1 cup of pumpkin
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
Topping-
½ Cup Flour
¼ Cup Sugar
¼ Cup Margarine
Dash Cinnamon
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch pan. Using and electric mixer at medium speed, combine eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, spice, salt and soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into a 9 inch square pan.
Mix the topping ingredients until coarse crumbs form. Cover the entire top of the cake with the topping. Bake for 30 minutes.