Pumpkin Sheet Cake

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

2 cups pumpkin
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamin
1/2 tsp salt

Frosting

1 pkg (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
5 TBS butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 tsp milk
chopped nuts (optional)

In mixing bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, and oil. Add eggs; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamin and salt; add to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended. Pour into greased sheet cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees fro 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done. (Do not overbake) Cool. For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth. Gradually add sugar; mix well. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. (optional)

submitted by: Nanette Hill