Pumpkin and Lemon Cake
A homemade cake with cooked pumpkin, lemon zest and a hint of sunflower oil.
Cooked pumpkin forms the base of this cake, while lemon zest adds aroma. Have the cooked pumpkin ready before you begin, and check doneness with a skewer.
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Method
- 01
Prepare the pumpkin
Mash the cooked, drained pumpkin with a fork until it forms a purée.
Ready to continue when: The pumpkin is mashed, with no large pieces remaining.
- 02
Beat the eggs with the sugar
In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until the mixture increases in volume.
Ready to continue when: The mixture looks paler and has increased in volume.
- 03
Add the pumpkin and lemon
Add the lemon zest, mashed pumpkin and sunflower oil. Mix until combined.
Ready to continue when: The pumpkin and oil are evenly distributed through the mixture.
- 04
Fold in the dry ingredients
Sift the wheat flour with the baking powder and add them to the mixture in several batches, stirring until no dry lumps remain.
Ready to continue when: The batter is uniform and no dry flour is visible.
- 05
Bake the cake
Pour the batter into a non-stick tin and bake it at 180 °C for 50 minutes. Check the center with a skewer before removing it.
Temperature: 180 °C / 356 °FReady to continue when: A skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
50 min - 06
Rest and turn out
Leave the cake in the tin for 5 minutes. Carefully turn it out and place it on a rack to cool.
Ready to continue when: The cake is out of the tin and resting on the rack.
5 min
Ingredients
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