Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe

Yikes! It is already the middle of November with Thanksgiving right around the corner. I am thankful for so much it would take a book to list them all. But family and friends definitely top the list. This time of year is the best for sharing and creating memories with family and friends.

Since so much of our time with family and friends is spent sharing good food, for the next couple of weeks let's share holiday recipes and decorating tips.
I'll go first!

Pumpkin Spice Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1/2 cup butter or shortening
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
(in a large bowl combine butter and sugar and beat till fluffy, then add eggs one at a time and beat well)

Combine 1 cup of canned pumpkin with 2/3 cup of sour milk
(add 1 teaspoon of white or apple cider vinegar to 1 2/3 cup of milk and stir to sour)

In a separate bowl sift together:
1 3/4 cups flour
2 TBS baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ginger
Sift into pumpkin mixture and beat on low until all ingredients are moist

Bake in any size cake pan/pans or 2 loaf pans (greased and floured)
Bake 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cream cheese rum frosting:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, soft
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon rum
1 pinch salt
Blend in a bowl until creamy.


Frost with cream cheese rum frosting while still warm and serve with coffee, tea or other favorite beverage.

I hope you enjoy this old family recipe.