Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Hi Everybody,

Here is a yummy cake recipe that I had at bunco last week. It was definately a winner with everyone.

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Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache

2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. allspice
¼ tsp. ginger
4 large eggs
1 can pumpkin (15 oz.)
1 c. vegetable oil (I used canola)
1 c. wheat bran cereal (I used all bran)
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 c. chopped pecans (I’ve made with and without and like it better without)

For the cake, I started with wet ingredients and just added all dry, mixed until constituted. Don’t over mix. Bake in a Bundt pan at 350 (recipe says 1 hour but that was too long in my oven) I baked for 50 minutes and it was more moist than at 1 hour.

Ganache:
½ c. whipping cream
1 c. semisweet chips
Microwave cream in a 2 cup glass measuring cup on High for 1 minute. Add chocolate, stir until melted and let stand for 10 minutes before drizzling over cake. With the ganache, less is definately more!