Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups melted butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups mashed pumpkin
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. each soda, cinnamon and nutmeg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- chopped nuts (opt.)
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp. orange juice
- 1 tsp. grated orange rind
Directions
Cream 1 cup butter and sugar together in bowl. Beat in 4 eggs and pumpkin. Sift next 5 dry ingredients into batter, mixing well. Add 3/4 cup water, vanilla and nuts, mixing well. Pour into2 large loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour. Combine confectioners' sugar with remaining 1/2 cup butter, egg and orange juice and rind in bowl, mixing well. Spread over warm loaf. (This should probably be eaten quickly due to the raw egg in the frosting. I keep refrigerated as well).
By Robin from Washington, IA
