Pumpkin Sheet Cake

By maxwells4

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 4 extra large eggs
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 1/2 c applesauce
• 2 c sugar
• 2 c solid pack pumpkin (1 can)
• 2 c flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2-2/3 tsp each: ginger
• cloves
• nutmeg
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 6 T butter, softened
• 1 T whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 c confectionery sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
In large bowl, beat eggs, oil, and sugar until well blended. Add pumpkins and mix thoroughly. In seperate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Gradually add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture. Mix until smooth. Pour into greased and floured 11X17 inch jelly roll pan. Bake @ 375 for 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool before spreading with frosting.

Frosting:
In medium bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Add butter, mixing until smooth. Stir in milk and vanilla. gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and spread onto cooled cake.