Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 123 cup flour, all-purpose
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup pumpkin mashed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup nuts optional

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
  • Grease and flour a loaf pan.
  • Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake for one hour.
  • Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.