Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 12 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 12 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 14 cups butter
  • 1 12 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
  • 12 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups marshmallow creme
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • to make the cake, in a large bowl sift the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, salt and cloves and set aside.
  • in a separate bowl beat the butter, sugar, molassses, and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  • add the eggs slowly and then the pumpkin.
  • alternately add the wet to the dry mixure and the buttermilk and egg in three additions.
  • scrape thw bowl down.
  • using a heaping tablespoon, scoop mixture unto parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
  • spacing the scoops two inches apart.
  • baking for 15 minutes and allow to cool.
  • to make the filling, in a large bowl cream the shortening and marshmellow creme.
  • add the powdered sugar, milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  • beating about three minutes.
  • place filling on one pie and top with another.