Pumpkin tasties

1/2 cup. flour
4 1/2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 salt
2 eggs
1 can pumpkin puree

heat 1/2 inch oil in saucepan until a drop of batter cooks when dropped in.

in a small bowl combine sugar, flour, baking powder, 1 tsp. cinnamon, and salt. In a medium, whisk eggs until blended. Whisk pumpkin into eggs. Add flour mixture until just combined.

drop batter into oil by heaping spoonfulls. Fry until golden. Use a slotted spoon to get out of oil after golden or 4 min. You will know that they are done if they spring back out when pushed. In a small bowl stir sugar and cinnamon together and roll the tasties in this mixture and serve with ice cream.

Basic Cake Recipe

2 sticks butter, softened
2 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 1/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract

heat oven to 350
grease 3 9 inch round cake pans and dust with flour
beat butter in lg. bowl til creamy. add sugar, beating well, til light and fluffy, add eggs one at a time , beating well after each.
blend flour and baking powder in small bowl, add to batter, alternating with milk, beating thoroughly after each addition. Beat in vanilla.divide batter into the 3 pans.
bake layers at350 for 25 or until toothpick comes out clean. cool on a wire rack.

frost as desired