PRIDE O' PUMPKIN CAKE (from the 1st Ask Your Neighbor recipe booklet)

2 1/4 c. sifted flour
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. allspice
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg and 2 egg yolks, unbeaten
3/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk
3/4 c. canned pumpkin
3 t. baking powder
1/4 t. soda
1/2 t. ginger
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Measure sifted flour, add baking powder, salt, soda and spices. Sift together three times. Cream butter, add sugars gradually and cream well. Add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, heating until light. Add flour alternately with buttermilk, in small amounts, beating after each addition, until smooth. Add pumpkin and nuts. Mix well. Bake in two round (8 inch) layer pans, lined on bottom with paper, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until done.

From the September, 2007, Menu Minder publication, Issue # 287