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  • Pumpkin Pineapple Walnut Cake

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    Pumpkin Pineapple Walnut Cake
    Prep: 30 min Cook: 50 min Servings: 28
    by Salad Foodie
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    Reminiscent of carrot cake, this recipe lends easily to sweetness modification or whole grain flour substitutions to your tastes. The first time around in making it I was tempted to tweak it using less sugar and oil. Good thing I didn't - Lou Seibert Pappas had it perfectly balanced for the masses in her "A Harvest of Pumpkins and Squash" cookbook. The frosting is really not necessary - just a dusting of powdered sugar is sufficient.

    Ingredients

    • CAKE:
    • 1 1/2 cups walnuts
    • 3 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 1/2 cups sugar
    • 1 cup light brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 1/2 Tablespoons cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
    • Pinch of allspice
    • 1 1/4 cups canola oil
    • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
    • 3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
    • 1 cup golden raisins (optional)
    • 1 cup shredded coconut
    • FROSTING:
    • 3 ounces cream cheese, room temp
    • 3 Tablespoon butter, room temp
    • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 Tablespoons milk

    Directions

    1. CAKE:
    2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line with parchment paper a 9 x 13" baking pan.
    3. Toast walnuts, then chop.
    4. In large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugars, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice.
    5. Add the oil, eggs and vanilla. Beat using mixer on medium speed until smooth.
    6. Add pumpkin and pineapple, mixing until just combined. Fold in walnuts and coconut (and optional raisins.)
    7. Push mixture into prepared baking pan. Bake about 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
    8. Cool pan on wire rack. Frost.
    9. FROSTING:
    10. Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of milk, mixing to blend. If remaining milk is needed, blend it in. Spread frosting on cooled cake.

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