Sweet Autumn Pumpkin Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (about 2 cups)
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 cup maple syrup
• 1/8 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons nonfat milk or 2 tablespoons soymilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 mix together dry ingredients for cake in bowl and set aside.
• 3 mix together oil, 1/2 cup maple syrup, and 1 cup sugar until well mixed.
• 4 add pumpkin and dry ingredients a little at a time, alternating each, but beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• 5 add maple flavoring while mixing.
• 6 pour batter into greased 8x8 or 9x11 pan. make note that times given are for 8x8 so watch your cake closely.
• 7 bake at 375f for 25 minutes.
• 8 for glaze, mix together all three ingredients until well mixed. if you have some powdered sugar lumps, pass the glaze through a small strainer.
• 9 when 25 miutes is up for cake, drizzle glaze over top while it is still in the oven. cook for five more mintes.
• 10 remove from oven and sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. cool on rack.