Pumpkin Apple Ring

shared by Patty H. (Today is a perfectly beautiful fall day!  It made me in the mood to bake something.  This is my favorite fall cake recipe.)

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups sugar

½ cup butter or margarine

2 eggs

2 medium apples, peeled, cored and shredded (1 ½ cups)

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. ground nutmeg

¼ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. ground cloves

¼ tsp ground ginger

Directions:

1.     In mixer bowl, cream together sugar and butter or margarine.

2.     Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.     Blend in apple and pumpkin.

4.     Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices.

5.     Add to pumpkin mixture, stirring till well combined.

6.     Turn into greased and floured 8-inch Bundt pan.

7.     Bake in 350 degree oven for 55 minutes.

8.     Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool on wire rack.

9.     May sift powdered sugar over cooled cake. *

10. However, I prefer to drizzle with cream cheese frosting as follows:

Frosting:

Beat together 4 oz. softened cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 T. + 2 tsp. milk and ¾ tsp. vanilla.  Drizzle over cooled cake.