Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup light molasses
1/3 cup water
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 lb solid pack pumpkin
4 eggs

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan or two 9 inch round cake pans.
Beat all ingredients in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Increase speed to medium and beat 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Pour into prepared pans. Bake 50-70 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans.
Cool completely before frosting.