Pumpkin Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
confectioners' sugar

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, blend sugar and oil.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves; add to egg mixture alternately with pumpkin.
Transfer to a greased 12-cup fluted tube pan.
Bake at 350 for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.
Remove pan and cool completely.
Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Yield: 12-16 servings.