- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 (29 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract or vanilla extract
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. In another bowl, combine the pumpkin, oil, eggs and extract; stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans.
- Pour into three greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.