spice.

I LOVE pumpkin... anything... pie, roll, cake, etc.

I always have loved that “taste of the holidays”, even in June. So, I have been making some of my favorite pumpkin deserts and realized that there were 4 things in common. ALL my recipes have the spices Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Clove.

These are the spices that rule my taste buds!

The following is a super easy recipe for pumpkin cake that my mom got from her friend Lisa Provstgaard. (give credit where credit is due)

Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients for cake:

1 box of yellow cake mix

1 can of pumpkin, 14oz

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Nutmeg

1 tsp. Ginger

1 tsp. Cloves

1/4 tsp. Baking Soda

¾ cup Water

2 eggs

Directions:

Mix together for 4 minutes

Pour into a nonstick or sprayed 9x13 pan

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Ingredients for topping:

½ pint (8oz) of whipping cream

½ cup of brown sugar

8oz Cool Whip

Directions:

Whip cream until it starts to thicken

Add brown sugar and mix until thick and sugar is dissolved (peaks)

Fold-in Cool Whip by hand

Spread on cool cake and refrigerate

It is one of my favorites and is a big hit at my house!

Enjoy and have a wonderful Thankgiving!