5.0 from 21 votes
Spiced Roasted Squash Cake
This roasted squash cake is beautifully moist and fragrant. The butternut squash gives it a lovely earthy flavour, similar to pumpkin cake. Perfect with wintery spices.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 316 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups (400g/14oz) butternut squash around ½ a squash
- ½ cup (120ml) milk
- ½ cup (115g) butter softened, plus extra for greasing
- ¾ cups (150g) brown sugar
- ¾ cups (150g) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ⅔ cups (210g) all purpose / plain flour plus extra for dusting
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- large pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F / 200C. Peel, cube and roast the squash with a splash or oil for 30 minutes until soft, but not browned. Add to a blender or large bowl, along with the milk and puree.
- Reduce the heat to 180C. Grease a 9" / 23cm round cake pan and dust with a little flour.
- Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix, then blend in the squash mixture.
- Sift together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add gradually to the squash mixture until combined.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- Serve dusted with a little powdered sugar, coconut cream frosting or your favorite frosting.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
316kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
161mg
(7%)
Potassium
247mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
33g
(66%)
Vitamin A
4819IU
(96%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 316
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 316kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 161mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 247mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 4819IU | 96% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.