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Halloween Pumpkin Cake with Hazelnuts

A delicious cake, perfect for sharing with guests at your Halloween party.
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Difficulty
Medium
ȑ
Time
105 min
&
Author
lorem ipsum

Ingredients

Servings: 12
Makes: 1

300 grams plain flour
3.5 tsp. baking powder
300 grams light muscovado sugar
3 tsp. mixed spice
2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
175 grams sultanas
1 pinch salt


200 grams butter
4  eggs, beaten
1  orange
1  orange juice


500 grams pumpkin


2  orange juice


200 grams cream cheese
85 grams butter
100 grams icing sugar
1  orange
4  orange juice


  runny honey, as needed
  hazelnuts, as needed


Instructions

STEP 1/8

Melt the butter.

Zest the oranges.

Peel, deseed and grate the pumpkin.

STEP 2/8

Pre heat the oven to 180°C.

Grease a square tin and line with parchment paper.

Fit the K beater to the machine.

STEP 3/8

Add Ingredients 1 (flour, baking powder, sugar, mixed spice, bicarbonate of soda, sultanas, salt) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 2 for about 2 minutes.

STEP 4/8

Add Ingredients 2 (butter, eggs, zest, juice) to a medium bowl.

Mix until combined.

Transfer contents of the medium bowl to the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 3 for about 3 minutes.

STEP 5/8

Add Ingredients 3 (pumpkin) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine.

Mix on speed 2 for about 2 minutes.

Pour the mixture into the square tin.

Bake for 1 hour at 180°C or until a skewer tests clean.

STEP 6/8

Whilst the cake is still warm, turn out onto a cooling rack.

Poke holes with a skewer all over the cake.

Drizzle with Ingredients 4 (orange juice).

Leave to cool.

STEP 7/8

Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the K beater.

Add Ingredients 5 (cheese, butter, sugar, zest, juice) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine.

Mix on speed 3 for about 4 minutes until smooth.

Chill for 30 minutes.

Retrieve the icing and quickly beat.

Spread the icing on top of the cake, finishing with peaks.

STEP 8/8

Drizzle with the first of Ingredients 6 (honey).

Sprinkle with the rest of Ingredients 6 (hazelnuts).

Serve.

  1. Back to homepage
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  3. Halloween Pumpkin Cake with Hazelnuts

Halloween Pumpkin Cake with Hazelnuts

A delicious cake, perfect for sharing with guests at your Halloween party.
Ȑ
Difficulty
Medium
ȑ
Time
105 min
&
Author
lorem ipsum
Servings:12
Makes:1

Ingredients


300 grams plain flour
3.5 tsp. baking powder
300 grams light muscovado sugar
3 tsp. mixed spice
2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
175 grams sultanas
1 pinch salt


200 grams butter
4  eggs, beaten
1  orange
1  orange juice


500 grams pumpkin


2  orange juice


200 grams cream cheese
85 grams butter
100 grams icing sugar
1  orange
4  orange juice


  runny honey, as needed
  hazelnuts, as needed

Instructions

STEP 1/8

Melt the butter.

Zest the oranges.

Peel, deseed and grate the pumpkin.

STEP 2/8

Pre heat the oven to 180°C.

Grease a square tin and line with parchment paper.

Fit the K beater to the machine.

STEP 3/8

Add Ingredients 1 (flour, baking powder, sugar, mixed spice, bicarbonate of soda, sultanas, salt) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 2 for about 2 minutes.

STEP 4/8

Add Ingredients 2 (butter, eggs, zest, juice) to a medium bowl.

Mix until combined.

Transfer contents of the medium bowl to the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 3 for about 3 minutes.

STEP 5/8

Add Ingredients 3 (pumpkin) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine.

Mix on speed 2 for about 2 minutes.

Pour the mixture into the square tin.

Bake for 1 hour at 180°C or until a skewer tests clean.

STEP 6/8

Whilst the cake is still warm, turn out onto a cooling rack.

Poke holes with a skewer all over the cake.

Drizzle with Ingredients 4 (orange juice).

Leave to cool.

STEP 7/8

Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the K beater.

Add Ingredients 5 (cheese, butter, sugar, zest, juice) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine.

Mix on speed 3 for about 4 minutes until smooth.

Chill for 30 minutes.

Retrieve the icing and quickly beat.

Spread the icing on top of the cake, finishing with peaks.

STEP 8/8

Drizzle with the first of Ingredients 6 (honey).

Sprinkle with the rest of Ingredients 6 (hazelnuts).

Serve.

Notes