Spiced Pumpkin Bread With Walnuts and Raisins
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup coarsely chopped raisins, optional
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C/Gas 4.
- 3
Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt cake pan.
- 4
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Whisk to blend thoroughly.
- 5
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs; beat on low speed of an electric mixer or whisk until well blended. Stir pumpkin into the egg mixture.
- 6
Gradually add sifted dry ingredients to the pumpkin and egg mixture, stirring well after each addition. Fold in walnuts and raisins if using.
- 7
Spoon the batter into the prepared Bundt cake pan.
- 8
Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
75 min - 9
Remove the bread from the oven and cool it on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
10 min - 10
Cool completely on a rack before slicing.
- 11
Sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar or drizzle with a simple vanilla glaze, if desired. It's wonderful with flavored butter or cream cheese spread, too!
- 12
Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 12 servings)
