Nut And Pumpkin Poundcake

 

 

 

1¾ cups of flour                                               

½ cup pecans - finely chopped                                

1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon                                       

1 teaspoon of baking soda                                         

½ teaspoon salt                                              

½ teaspoon mace                                              

¼ teaspoon nutmeg                                             

1 cup of butter - softened                                        

¾ cup sugar                                                  

½ cup light brown sugar - firmly packed                      

3 eggs                                                         

1 cup Libby's Solid Pack Pumpkin                               

 

In medium bowl, combine flour, pecans, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, mace, and nutmeg; set aside.  In large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugars.  Add eggs; beat until light and fluffy.  Mix in pumpkin and dry ingredients; beat well.  Spread into greased and floured, 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. 

 

Bake in preheated 325º oven for 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool in pan 10 minutes; turn onto wire rack to cool completely.