Karen's Favorite Pumpkin Spice Cake

3/4 cups butter softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 nutmeg

Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and set aside.
Mix puree, buttermilk, and vanilla and set aside.
Mix all dry ingredients together.

Combine all ingredients together in thirds, blending until smooth.
Bake in 3-8inch parchment lined cake pans
Bake 35-40 mins. in 350 oven

cool and frost with pumpkin cream cheese frosting

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
1-8oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup butter softened
1 Tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
add 4 cups powdered sugar