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Pumpkin Pound Cake with Walnut Sauce

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 55 min
  • Ingredients 18
  • Servings 16
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Looking for a delicious dessert using pumpkin? Then check out this great pound cake topped with yummy walnut sauce - perfect to treat a crowd.
Updated Jul 28, 2011
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose or unbleached flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

Sauce

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • Dash salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube (bundt cake) pan with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter until light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat in 1 egg at a time until well blended. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Alternately add dry ingredients and pumpkin to butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into pan.
  • 2
    Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
  • 3
    In medium saucepan, heat brown sugar, whipping cream, corn syrup, 2 tablespoons butter and dash salt to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and the walnuts. Serve warm sauce over cake. Refrigerate any remaining sauce.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Make and freeze this yummy cake and sauce up to 1 month ahead of time. Just before serving, heat the sauce in the microwave. If you'd like, serve with a dollop of whipped cream, too.

Nutrition Information

540 Calories, 26g Total Fat, 6g Protein, 72g Total Carbohydrate, 51g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
540
Calories from Fat
230
Total Fat
26g
39%
Saturated Fat
14g
71%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
135mg
46%
Sodium
270mg
11%
Potassium
160mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
72g
24%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
51g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
60%
60%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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