Pumpkin Apple Spice Cake

My church does bereavement dinners when anyone in the church loses a family member. Since I work and cannot help to serve the dinner they always ask for a cake to be dropped off on my way to work. I decided this time that I wanted to make something with a fall theme that I had never made before. I decided on this Pumpkin Apple Spice Cake because I had a pumpkin that my husband and I had gotten to take Paisley's picture with. Therefore, I got to make pumpkin filling and applesauce because we were also out of applesauce, but had plenty of apples.

The apples in the beginning

The applesauce

The Pumpkin when I started

The Pumpkin when I finished

Ingredients:
1 c. oil
3 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 c. applesauce
1 c. pumpkin
2/3 c. nuts, chopped
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Directions:
Cream sugar and oil; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in applesauce and pumpkin. Sift dry ingredients together; add to creamed mixture. Add nuts.
Lightly grease sides, bottom, and tube of a 9 inch tube pan. Line the bottom with wax paper or lightly grease and flour Bundt pan. Pour in batter and bake at 325 degrees for approximately 1 1/2 hours (watch). Cool in pan for 15 minutes.

Source: The West Virginia Farm Bureau Cookbook

Three Day Coconut Cake

Three Day Coconut Cake

Ingredients:

1 pkg. yellow butter flavored cake mix

2 c. sugar

1 16 oz. carton sour cream

3 6 oz. pkg. frozen coconut

8 oz. frozen whipped topping

Directions:

Prepare cake mix according to directions on box for 2- 9 inch cakes.

When cake is completely cooled, split layers in half horizontally.

Thaw coconut and whipped topping.

Reserve ½ package coconut. Pat with paper towels to remove moisture.

Combine sugar, sour cream and remaining coconut, blending well. Chill. Reserve 1 ½ cups of the mixture for frosting.

Spread remaining mixture between layers.

Combine reserve sour cream mixture with whipped topping, blending until smooth. Spread on top and sides of cake. Garnish with reserved coconut.

Seal in an air tight container and store in refrigerator three days before serving.