ZUCCHINI PUMPKIN CAKE

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Freeze your home grown shredded zucchini so when your pumpkin is ready in the fall in can make this delish cake.

Provided by Rita1652

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup salad oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup canned pumpkin
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
1 cup pine nuts
1 cup raisins
3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces powdered sugar
sour cream, if needed
1 -2 cup toasted pine nuts

Steps:

Grease and flour 2 9 inch cake pans or 10x13 pan and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat eggs to blend, add oil, sugar and vanilla.
Continue beating until thick and foamy.
Stir in zucchini and pumpkin.
Mix remaining ingredients in a separate bowl.
Stir dry mixture gently into zucchini mixture just until blended.
Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Top with cream cheese frosting.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:.
Put Frosting ingredients in food processor and mix till creamy add sour cream to make it creamier if necessary.
Press pine nuts into sides of cake.
Eat Away!

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