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      Title: Pumpkin Apple Cake

 Categories: Cakes

      Yield: 1 Cake



    1/2 c  butter

  1 1/2 c  sugar

      2 ea eggs

      1 ts vanilla

      2 ea apples - peeled and diced

      1 c  pumpkin puree

      2 c  all purpose flour

      1 ts baking powder

    3/4 ts baking soda

    1/2 ts salt

    1/2 ts cinnamon

    1/4 ts nutmeg

    1/4 ts clove

    1/4 ts ginger

      2 ts orange zest



1) * I use fresh pumpkin but canned pumpkin puree will also work.

2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

3) Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

4) Cream butter with electric mixer and then beat in sugar until the mixture is pale yellow.

5) Add eggs one at the time.

6) Stir in apples and vanilla.

7) Add pumpkin mix and orange zest.

8) Blend in the dry ingredients a bit at a time until well mixed.

9) Grease and flour a 9" bundt pan or two loaf pans.

10) Bundt pans bake for: 55/60 minutes

11) Loaves bake for: 45/50 minutes - check  at 45 minutes.

12) Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, loosen and turn on cooling rack until completely cool.

13) Dust with confectioner's sugar when completely cool.



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