I ran out of oil(!) so I used 2 sticks of butter instead, decreasing the fat. I used my fresh roasted pumpkin puree, too, so I added a little molasses for color.
I'll let you know how it turns out - it smells wonderful right now. I aslo googled, and found this (same recipe as yours, posting her comments for your info) - on www.therossshow.com:
Crows Nest Sep-12-04 07:52 PM
Mrs. Martin Blum's Pumpkin Cake
Here is a pumpkin cake recipe that I've had for at least 20 years. Who is Mrs. Martin Blum? Who is Martin Blum? I don't know. When I found this recipe I was living in the Washington, D.C. area. My search on Martin Blum delivered over 1,500+ hits. I'm relatively sure, at the time I first tried the recipe, that it was in the published food section of the Washington Post. It's a great recipe and I've made it several times when fresh pumpkin was readily available.
Mrs. Martin Blum’s Pumpkin Cake
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup fine chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups salad oil
2 cups pumpkin
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
Sift flour once and measure. Add salt, soda, baking powder and spice and sift again. Add nuts. Combine oil, pumpkin, sugar and eggs, beating well until well blended and light. Add dry ingredients and beat well. Pour into well-greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 350 degrees, 1 hour. Test for doneness.
I'll let you know how it turns out - it smells wonderful right now. I aslo googled, and found this (same recipe as yours, posting her comments for your info) - on www.therossshow.com:
Crows Nest Sep-12-04 07:52 PM
Mrs. Martin Blum's Pumpkin Cake
Here is a pumpkin cake recipe that I've had for at least 20 years. Who is Mrs. Martin Blum? Who is Martin Blum? I don't know. When I found this recipe I was living in the Washington, D.C. area. My search on Martin Blum delivered over 1,500+ hits. I'm relatively sure, at the time I first tried the recipe, that it was in the published food section of the Washington Post. It's a great recipe and I've made it several times when fresh pumpkin was readily available.
Mrs. Martin Blum’s Pumpkin Cake
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup fine chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups salad oil
2 cups pumpkin
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
Sift flour once and measure. Add salt, soda, baking powder and spice and sift again. Add nuts. Combine oil, pumpkin, sugar and eggs, beating well until well blended and light. Add dry ingredients and beat well. Pour into well-greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 350 degrees, 1 hour. Test for doneness.