Pumpkin Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 3/4 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. add eggs, one at a time,beating well after each addition.
• 2 stir in vanilla.
• 3 combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin, beating just until combined.
• 4 pour into two greased and floured 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans.
• 5 bake at 350 for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 6 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
• 7 for sauce, combine brown sugar, cream, corn syrup and butter in a saucepan.
• 8 bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• 9 reduce heat; cook and stir 5 minutes longer. remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and vanilla.
• 10 serve warm over the cake.
• 11 yield: 16 servings.