taste of pumpkin and all those autumn spices
This humble and straightforward pumpkin cake recipe is for those who love the taste of pumpkin and all those autumn spices.
ingredients
- 350g (2 1⁄3 cups) raw coarsely grated pumpkin
- 250g (2 cups) plain flour
- 4 eggs
- 8g (2 tsp) baking powder
- 200g (1 cup) caster sugar
- 180ml (3⁄4 cup) vegetable oil
- a pinch of salt
- 60g chopped walnuts
- 2g (1 tbsp) ground cardamom
- 6g (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 2g (1 tbsp) ground nutmeg
- 2g (1 tbsp) ground clove
preparation
- grease a 23cm cake tin with baking spray or line it with baking paper
- preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F
- mix the dry ingredients in a bowl
- gently fold the grated pumpkin and walnuts in the dry ingredients
- beat the eggs and the sugar with an electric mixer until pale and thick
- mixer still on, drizzle in the oil and gradually add the carrot mixture
- this will only take a couple of minutes
- pour the batter and spread evenly into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean
- set aside for an hour to cool.
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