Upside-Down Pumpkin, Apple and Spice Cake
| Preparation: | 30 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 0 min |
| Cooking: | 40 min |
| Total: | 1 h 10 min |
servings
| Category: | Desserts |
| Subcategory: | Cakes |
| Source: | Féd. producteurs de lait du Québec |
Recipe ingredients
- Cake
- 1 ¾ cups (430 mL) all-purpose flour*
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder*
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Irresistibles cinnamon*
- ¼ tsp(1 mL ) ground star anise seeds or Chinese 5-spice blend
- ¼ tsp(1 mL ) Irresistibles ground cloves*
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup (125 mL) butter*
- 1 cup (250 mL) sugar*
- 2 eggs*
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Irresistibles vanilla*
- ¾ cup (180 mL ) milk
- Topping
- 250 mL (1 cup) seeded, peeled and cubed pumpkin
- 85 mL (¹⁄³ cup) butter
- 250 mL (1 cup) brown sugar
- 60 mL (¼ cup) chopped hazelnuts (optional)
- 2 Cortland apples, peeled, cored and cut in wedges
- Whipped Cream
- 2 cups (500 mL) whipping cream (35%)*
- ¼ cup (60 mL) Irresistibles icing sugar*
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Irresistibles vanilla*
Preparation
Cake
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer until very light, about 6 minutes. Gradually beat dry ingredients into egg mixture, alternating with milk (start and finish with dry ingredients). Set aside.
Topping
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
In a saucepan of boiling water, cook pumpkin for about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and add brown sugar and hazelnuts, stirring well.
Spread mixture in a 23 cm (9 inch) cake pan. Arrange apple wedges on top and evenly distribute pumpkin.
Spread cake batter over fruit mixture.
Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Turn out cake onto a serving plate.
Whipped Cream
In a large bowl and with an electric mixer, whip cream with sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
Serve cake with whipped cream.
Suggestion
* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
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