Pumpkin Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 0.1 teaspoon apple pie spice 
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup butter softened
• 16 servings powdered sugar 
• 5  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 2 tablespoons rum extract 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup pumpkin puree 
• 3 cups sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• toothpicks

Directions

1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, cloves and pie spice.
4. In a small bowl, combine pumpkin and rum extract.
5. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture.
6. Pour into a greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan.
7. Bake at 325° for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.