Description
The olive oil in this cake makes it fragrant and moist without being oily. Enjoy the warm, spicy smell emanating from the oven while it bakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1–1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup olive oil
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin (or 2 cups freshly roasted sugar pumpkin)
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.Combine sugar and oil in a large bowl with a rubber spatula until blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves.
- Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with pumpkin in three batches, beating well after each addition.
- Transfer to a greased bundt cake pan.
- Bake 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool for approximately 10-15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.
- Remove pan carefully from cake and cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Category: Baking, Dessert