I did a Pumpkin Cake Cook-Off

My family has a family cookbook. I have it at college.

The dilemma I came across is..

both of my aunts, who are great cooks, had different pumpkin bar/cake recipes.

I made them both and had my friends come try and rate them.

The consensus was that cake #1 was a yummier cake.

Cake #2 had better frosting. But both #1 and #2 were super delicious. 

Cake Number 1:

INGREDIENTS:

              1 C Oil                       2 C canned pumpkin

2 C flour                             2 C sugar

4 eggs- beaten               1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder                2 tsp cinnamon

            1/2 tsp salt                  1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg             1/4 tsp ground ginger

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased jelly roll pan. 

Bake 25-30 minutes.

Frost when completely cool.. slightly chilled.

FROSTING:

6  oz. Cream cheese               3/4 stick butter

1 3/4 C powdered sugar                    1 tsp vanilla

1 Tbsp milk or cream

mix until smooth and spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

Cake Number 2:

INGREDIENTS:

4 eggs            1 1/2 C sugar

3/4 C oil             15 oz can pumpkin

mix until smooth.

          2 C flour                            2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking powder                    1 tsp baking soda

                 1 tsp salt                 1 box instant vanilla pudding

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix in the rest of the ingredients. 

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Frost when completely cool... slightly chilled

FROSTING

8 oz. cream cheese                1 1/2 C powdered sugar

2 Tbsp soft butter                           1/2 tsp vanilla

combine, add milk if needed.

Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

DONE!

It was super fun spending my day making these with Megan.

I also love eating, and spreading the joy of eating treats. :)

It definitely "wooed" the men. jk. But they enjoyed the idea.