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Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Sauce Recipe

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Meet the Cook: If a recipe has pumpkin in it, it's likely I'll enjoy it! This one resulted when I added my favorite key ingredient to an old recipe for spice cake that I had. Everyone who's tried it has enjoyed it. We have two children, 7 and 4. -Roberta Peck, Fort Hill, Pennsylvania

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Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 12-15 Servings

20 35 55

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 cup canola oil
CARAMEL SAUCE:
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Dash salt
1-1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. In another bowl, beat the eggs, pumpkin and oil until smooth; add to the dry ingredients. Mix until well blended, about 1 minute.
Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For sauce, combine the brown sugar, flour and salt in a small saucepan. Stir in water and butter; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cut cake into squares and serve with warm sauce. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 425 calories, 18 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 215 mg sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Sauce in Country Woman May/June 1996, p31

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Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2012 by Tiggycat70

I made this for my family, we all love pumpkin. It was easy to make, with handy ingredients and my kids loved it. A big hit for us. The kids are already asking me to make it again.

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by KY_Cook

Wow, this is a TERRIFIC recipe! I recently tried it and took it to work with me, where it got rave reviews and people begged me to make them one. So yummy!

Reviewed on Aug. 09, 2011 by K. J.

This is a cake that tastes like pumpkin bread.The sauce was very good. It makes a lot and is very sweet . We are going to use the rest as a topping for homemade ice cream later. yum!

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2011 by kar7158

Wonderfully delicious!!! I put this in a bundt cake pan and it turned out awesome. Also added some maple syrup in the carmel sauce and my husband couldn't get enough! Moist and wonderful - DEFINITELY a keeper!

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2010 by Michelle90

EXCELLENT!!!!!!! Was SO delicious:) Will def make again....

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2008 by willow97

This is a very good cake! I wasn't going to serve it right away so I poked holes in the top of the cake and poured the sauce over it. The sauce went down through the cake and wow, what a moist delicious cake!