Pumpkin Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix*
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix cake mix, pumpkin, oil, water, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and eggs together until well blended.
3. Fold in pecans, if desired.
4. Pour into a tube or Bundt pan.
5. Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Dust cake with sifted confectioners' sugar or use your favorite vanilla or cream cheese frosting, melted and poured on top.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.