Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened3 cups sugar5 large eggs3 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground cloves1/8 teaspoon apple pie spice1 cup solid-pack pumpkin2 tablespoons rum extractConfectioners’ sugar
Preparation
In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, cloves and pie spice.
In a small bowl, combine pumpkin and rum extract. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan.
Bake at 325° for 80-90 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. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
