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Butternut Squash–Apple Cake with Ginger Streusel Recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Butternut Squash–Apple Cake with Ginger Streusel Recipe

17 ingredients 1 large cake - 8 servings openrecipes

"the old-fashioned teacake… with a modern twist"Ever since I was a little girl, I loved baking cakes. In fact, my very first cooking memory was of baking my...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1006
Calories
26g
Protein
27g
Fat
169g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE STREUSEL
  • 2 oz Australian crystallized ginger cubes (about 1/3 cup)
  • 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • FOR THE CAKE
  • 1 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
  • 2/3 cup turbinado sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup sunflower oil
  • 3 large organic eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest (use microplane grater)
  • 1 cup butternut squash purée (see cook’s note)
  • 1 medium McIntosh apple – peeled, cored and cut in 1/4″ pieces
  • 1 cup organic Hunza golden raisins
  • 1–9″ non-stick round cake pan – buttered

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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