Pumpkin Pound Cake Loaves

2 Loaves
1 hr 15 min

When I make pound cake, I usually use butter in the recipe. But I found that when I tried making some pumpkin pound cake in loaf form, the edges browned quite a bit. When I googled for some answers as to why the edges browned, I found that butter can sometimes cause brown edges, and that oil was a good substitute for butter. So I made these Pumpkin Pound Cake Loaves with light olive oil, but you could use canola oil or vegetable oil instead if you prefer.

These loaves baked up nicely and taste great! They have a nice dense texture too, like pound cakes typically do. So if you want to enjoy some pumpkin pound cake during the holidays, keep this recipe in mind!

Pumpkin Pound Cake Loaves
Recipe details
  • 2  Loaves
  • Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 60 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 15 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup canola oil or light olive oil
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting on top
Instructions

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease and flour two 9 x 5″ loaf pans; set aside.
In large bowl, blend oil and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then stir in vanilla extract; set aside.
In medium size bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; add this mixture to the sugar/egg mixture, mixing everything together.
Stir in the pumpkin puree and mix just until combined.
Pour batter into prepared pans and bake at 350˚F for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean or almost clean.
Cool for 5 minutes in loaf pans, then remove and place on wire rack to cool completely.
Dust top of loaves with confectioners’ sugar.
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