5.0 from 15 votes
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.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 391 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375F / 190c. Grease and flour a 9" round cake pan.
- Peel, deseed and cube the squash. Steam it until soft, then puree and set aside and allow to cool.
- 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.
- In a small bowl, stir together the squash and yoghurt.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt into another bowl.
- 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.
- 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.
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Nutrition Information
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
% 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.