Pumpkin Fruit Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in pumpkin. Combine the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in the pecans, dates, raisins and cherries. , Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cake. If desired, top with additional chopped pecans.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves; add to egg mixture alternately with pumpkin, beating well after each addition. , Transfer to a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Remove pan and cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar.
• Add all the other ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.
• Pour mixture into a greased and lined 8 inch square tin (needs to be deep).
• Bake at 170oC for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until when cooked when tested.
• Note - Blached almonds can be added to the top of this cake prior to baking to make it look pretty.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10-inch bundt or tube pan.
• Blend oil, beaten eggs, pumpkin and vanilla together.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. If desired, stir in some chopped nuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cake cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a plate and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat until a smooth mixture is achieved.
• Add pumpkin puree and choice of dried fruits.
• Fold in sifted flour and spices.
• You may wish to add 1/4 cup of crystalised ginger and 1/4 cup of golden syrup, for something different.
• Grease a large round cake tin with deep sides.
• Place in a pre-heated oven. (150c regular or 130c fan forced).
• Cook for 1 1/2 hours or until skewer comes out clean.
• Remove from oven. Allow to cool.