Pumpkin Cake

by Sharon Kofford, from KSL-TV's noon news cooking segment quite a few years ago

2 c sugar
1 c oil
4 eggs
2 c flour
2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 c pumpkin
1 c chocolate chips or chopped nuts

Beat eggs, oil, and sugar together. Mix with flour, soda, cinnamon, and pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips or nuts if using. Bake in an ungreased bundt pan at 350°F for 1 hr or a 9x13 pan for 50-55 minutes. Let cool completely (remove from pan if using a bundt pan). Frost with cream cheese frosting.