Pumpkin Harvest Cake for Pig-Pig

O.K.! Don't ask me why his name is Bo,

 but someone calls him

"Pig-Pig!"

This is Bo! Our new grandpuppy!

He had us at "hello!"

Yes, he is a Texas Longhorn!

Oy Vey!

Baby's First Bath!

"Hey! Is Maine Grandma taking my picture....how embarrassing is this?"

You might be a Redneck when Mommie and Daddy say,

"Get your chicken leg!"

A gift from Papa and Maine Grandma

In honor of Bo, A.K.A. "Ole Pig-Pig",

Estelle's Welcomed him to the family!

Pumpkin Harvest Cake

2/3 cups softened butter

2 cups sugar

1 whole egg

2 egg whites

2 1/3 cups flour

1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 (15 oz.) can solid-pack pumpkin

1/2 cup water

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 tablespoon water

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flower pan; set aside. In large bowl of K. Aid, or whatever you have..beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and egg whites; mix until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin and 1/2 cup water; mix on low speed until blended, scraping bowl often. Increase speed to medium, and beat 2 minutes.

Remove 3/4 cup of the batter and put in a small bowl. Spoon reserved batter into prepared pan.

To reserved batter, add cocoa and 1 tablespoon water; stir to combine. Place spoonfuls of chocolate batter on top of batter in pan. Using a knife, swirl chocolate batter, into pumpkin batter to marble.

Bake 40 to 47 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan; remove from pan and cool completely.