Pumpkin Sheet Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 34 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 to 4 teaspoons milk
• Chopped nuts

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cake

1. In mixing bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar and oil. Add eggs; mix well.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
3. Add to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended.
4. Pour into greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan.
5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in mixing bowl until smooth.
2. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; mix well.
3. Add milk until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
4. Frost cake, then sprinkle with chopped nuts.