Chocolate Squash Cake

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5.0

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 10 mins

  • Servings

    8

  • Calories

    391 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Chocolate Squash Cake

This chocolate squash cake is moist and tender. The squash gives it structure and the flavour fades away beneath the rich chocolate. It's lovely with a chocolate buttercream frosting.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 250 g butternut squash approx half a squash
  • ¾ cup (170g) butter softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 1 cup (225g) sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup (125ml) plain yogurt
  • 1 ½ cups (225g) all-purpose flour (plain flour)
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
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Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375F / 190c. Grease and flour a 9" round cake pan.
  2. Peel, deseed and cube the squash. Steam it until soft, then puree and set aside and allow to cool.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Beat in the vanilla.
  4. In a small bowl, stir together the squash and yoghurt.
  5. Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt into another bowl.
  6. Stir a third of the flour mixture into the egg mixture and combine. Stir in a third of the squash mixture. Continue alternating mixing the flour mixture and squash mixture into the egg batter.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 50-60 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 391kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 50g (17%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Cholesterol 107mg (36%) Sodium 336mg (14%) Potassium 380mg (11%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 27g (54%) Vitamin A 3943IU (79%) Vitamin C 7mg (8%) Calcium 122mg (12%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 391 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 391kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 50g 17%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 336mg 14%
Potassium 380mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 27g 54%
Vitamin A 3943IU 79%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Calcium 122mg 12%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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