The Great Pumpkin Cake

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 pound pureed pumpkin
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup chopped nuts/raisins optional. ew.

Cream the shortening and the sugar. Mix in the eggs. Add the all the rest of the ingredients besides the chocolate chips, nuts, and/or raisins and mix well. Gently fold in the chips, nuts and/or raisins (but you should really just use chocolate chips). Place in a greased and floured bundt pan (or two loaf pans) and bake at 350 for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.