Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ c firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2C flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp mace
½ c milk
1 c canned or fresh pumpkin puree
½ c chopped walnuts or pecans
confectioners sugar, for dusting
Preparation
With electric mixer, beat butter until creamy, add brown sugar and beat until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until mixture is light and fluffy.Sift together dry ingredients. Add 1/3 to egg and sugar mixture, along with 1/3 pumpkin and milk, beat, repeat. Fold in nuts. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan , transfer to wire cake rack and let cool for 1 hour. Dust with confectioners sugar.
