Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

• 1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 lb pumpkin puree, canned or possibly homemade
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 4 x Large eggs
• 2 tsp baking pwdr
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp grnd cinnamon
• 1 tsp grnd ginger
• 1/4 tsp grnd cloves
• 1/4 tsp grnd nutmeg
• 3/4 c. Dutch-processed cocoa pwdr
• 2 2/3 c. flour
• 1 1/2 c. pecan or possibly walnut pcs
• 1 c. golden brown raisins Confectioner's sugar (optional)

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