11/10/2022
Hereβs a fun spooky season recipe:ββββββββ
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π For the cake π ββββββββ
300g self-raising flourββββββββ
300g light muscovado sugarββββββββ
3 tsp mixed spiceββββββββ
2 tsp bicarbonate of sodaββββββββ
175g sultanasββββββββ
Β½ tsp saltββββββββ
4 eggs, beatenββββββββ
200g butter, meltedββββββββ
zest 1 orangeββββββββ
1 tbsp orange juiceββββββββ
500g (peeled weight) pumpkin or butternut squash flesh, gratedββββββββ
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200g pack soft cheeseββββββββ
85g butter, softenedββββββββ
100g icing sugar, siftedββββββββ
zest 1 orange and juice of halfββββββββ
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STEP 1ββββββββ
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a 30 x 20cm baking or small roasting tin with baking parchment. Put the flour, sugar, spice, bicarbonate of soda, sultanas and salt into a large bowl and stir to combine.ββββββββ
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STEP 2ββββββββ
Beat the eggs into the melted butter, stir in the orange zest and juice, then mix with the dry ingredients till combined. Stir in the pumpkin. Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and springy to the touch.ββββββββ
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STEP 3ββββββββ
To make the frosting, beat together the cheese, butter, icing sugar, orange zest and 1 tsp of the juice till smooth and creamy, then set aside in the fridge. When the cake is done, cool for 5 mins then turn it onto a cooling rack. Prick it all over with a skewer and drizzle with the rest of the orange juice while still warm. Leave to cool completely.ββββββββ
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STEP 4ββββββββ
If you like, trim the edges of the cake. Give the frosting a quick beat to loosen, then, using a palette knife, spread over the top of the cake in peaks and swirls. If youβre making the cake ahead, keep it in the fridge then take out as many pieces as you want 30 mins or so before serving. Will keep, covered, for up to 3 days in the fridge.ββββββββ
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