Pumpkin Cake
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
50 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
10
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Calories
466 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Australian, British
Pumpkin Cake
Description
The Pumpkin Cake combines warmed butter and caster sugar creamed with eggs, incorporating boiled mashed pumpkin and golden syrup for moisture and flavor. Self-rising flour ensures a light rise, with salt balancing sweetness. Sultanas distributed throughout the cake add juicy punctuations.
Baked in a loaf tin at 180°C (fan-forced) for 50 minutes, the cake bakes evenly to a soft crumb. The separately prepared maple frosting involves whipping cream cheese and butter with icing sugar and maple syrup, creating a smooth, sweet topping.
A spiced crumble made with rolled oats, sliced almonds, cinnamon, and brown sugar is toasted until caramelized, then cooled and sprinkled atop the frosting to add crunch and warm spice notes that complement the pumpkin cake.
The cake is best served once fully cooled and frosted, making it suitable for a cozy dessert or snack. The layers of soft cake, rich frosting, and textured crumble create a balanced mouthfeel.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake
- 115 grams butter
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin boiled and mashed
- 2 egg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup (or light corn syrup, honey, agave or molasse)
- 2 cups self-rising flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour with 3 teaspoons of baking powder added and whisked to combine
- ¼ cup sultanas
Maple Frosting
- 250 grams cream cheese
- 50 grams butter
- ¼ cup icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Spiced Crumble Topping
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup almonds natural, sliced
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cake
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and beat well.
- Add pumpkin and golden syrup. Mix well.
- Sift flour and salt into mixture, ⅓ at a time, folding through to combine.
- Stir through sultanas.
- Pour mixture into a well-greased large loaf tin.
- Cook in oven for 50 minutes.
- Allow to cool before adding frosting.
Frosting
- Whip cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer on high for 2 minutes.
- Add icing sugar and continue to mix for 3 minutes.
- Add maple syrup and mix well.
- Add to top of cake once the cake is completely cool.
Spiced Crumble
- Combine all ingredients in a large frying pan.
- Stir over medium-high heat until sugar melts.
- Cook for a few minutes and then spread out to cool on baking paper.
- Once cooled, sprinkle over frosting on top of cake.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 4609IU | 92% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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