Halloween Pumpkin Cake​ Recipe - Trewithen Dairy

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Halloween Pumpkin Cake

October 15, 2024

Serves

12

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr

Got leftover pumpkin? Don’t let it go to waste! Turn it into a spooktacular treat with our Halloween Pumpkin Cake recipe.

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Serves: 12 Prep Time: 30 mins Prep Time: 30 mins Prep Time: 1 hr

Method

Step 1

Pre heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.

Step 2

Butter and line a 30 x 20cm baking tin with baking parchment.

Step 3

Mix the flour, sugar, spice, bicarbonate of soda, sultanas and salt in a large mixing bowl.

Step 4

In a separate bowl melt the butter and then beat in the eggs with a hand mixer. Add the orange zest and juice before adding to the dry ingredient mix.

Step 5

Stir until combined and then add the pumpkin.

Step 6

Pour the mix into the tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and springy to the touch.

Step 7

For the topping mix the unsalted Trewithen butter with a hand mixer. Add the orange zest and juice before gradually adding the icing sugar. Mix until smooth and spreadable in texture.

Step 8

Spread over the cake when cool and enjoy.

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Ingredients

300g light muscovado sugar

3tsp mixed spice

2tsp bicarbonate of soda

175g sultanas / raisins

1/2tsp salt

4 eggs beaten

200g Trewithen unsalted butter

Zest of 1 x orange

Tbsp orange juice

500g pumpkin grated

 

For the topping

200g full fat soft cheese

85g Trewithen unsalted butter

100g Icing sugar sieved

Zest of 1 x orange

Juice of ½ orange

 

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