Pumpkin cake

Recipe by: Michelle Darmody

The light and airy crumb of this sponge combines beautifully with incorporated sultanas and pumpkin flesh - decorate with cream cheese icing and pecans

Pumpkin cake

SERVES

8

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

60

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 260ml sunflower oil

  • 260g light muscovado sugar 

  • 5 eggs, lightly beaten 

  • 150g golden sultanas 

  • zest of 3 oranges 

  • 210g grated pumpkin flesh 

  • 1½ tsp baking powder 

  • 3 tsp mixed cake spice 

  • 260g self-raising flour 

  • To decorate:

  • 150g soft butter 

  • 450g cream cheese 

  • 120g icing sugar 

  • zest of 2 lemons 

  • 1 tsp vanilla essence 

  • a few pumpkin seeds, blueberries and pecan nuts 

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