Name: Spiced pumpkin and walnut cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cup grated pumpkin; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, plus whole walnuts to serve; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda; 1 cup rice bran oil; 1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 3 eggs, at room temperature; 250 gram cream cheese, at room temperature; 60 gram unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted; 2 teaspoon orange essence

Spiced pumpkin and walnut cake

Forget spiced pumpkin lattes! This pumpkin and walnut cake recipe is the perfect sweet treat with a bit of a healthier side. But if you're after a bit of decadence, top with cream cheese icing and walnuts.

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Serves 12

Prep

25M

Cook

45M

Marinate

20M

Total

1H 10M

Ingredients

1 2/3 cup grated pumpkin

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, plus whole walnuts to serve

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

1 cup rice bran oil

1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

3 eggs, at room temperature

250 gram cream cheese, at room temperature

60 gram unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted

2 teaspoon orange essence

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan-forced. Grease and line a 23cm (base measurement) square cake pan with baking paper.

2.Combine pumpkin, flour, walnuts, cinnamon, ginger and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.

3.Whisk oil, sugar and eggs in a bowl. Add to pumpkin mixture; stir until combined. Spoon into prepared pan; level surface. Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool.

4.Meanwhile, to make icing; using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in icing sugar until combined. Beat in orange essence.

5.Spread icing over cooled cake. Top with extra walnuts.

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