Ingredients
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230 g Butter
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450 g Pumpkin Puree
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120 g waterYou will need it to be boiling hot
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1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
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2 tsp Baking powder
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2 Eggs
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2 tsp Vanilla extract
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2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
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410 g All-purpose flour
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400 g Sugar
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120 g Buttermilk
Directions
There is nothing better than a slice of warm pumpkin cake for your breakfast. The aroma of various spices, like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg that are traditionally added to pumpkin pie spice, makes this pastry alluring even to those who don’t like eating pumpkin on its own.
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Gather all the items mentioned in the list. Preheat the oven to 180°С (360°F) and prepare the sheet pan. Oil it and set aside. |
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Add the butter to the medium pan. Melt it over low heat. |
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Measure the exact amount of pumpkin puree and whisk it into the melted butter. |
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Sprinkle the pumpkin mixture with spices. Mix it well, until it's absolutely combined. |
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Mix the boiling water carefully, until your pumpkin mixture becomes completely smooth. |
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Combine sifted flour with sugar in a large bowl. |
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Pour the salt into your dry mix, stir until everything is combined. |
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Break eggs into the glass, get the buttermilk, and measure the baking powder. |
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Whisk your wet components. Don't forget about the vanilla extract. |
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See the effect if you add the baking powder based on the cream of tartar. Taking into consideration my experience, such baking powder shows better results. |
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So, next turn is assembling the batter. Pour your spicy pumpkin mixture into the bowl with flour. |
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Stir the pumpkin into dry ingredients. The resulting mixture doesn't have to be smooth. |
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Pour the mix of eggs with buttermilk into the large bowl with the batter-to-be. You will be fascinated with its color, perfectly orange. |
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Carefully pour the pumpkin batter into the pan that was prepared beforehand, smooth the surface. Bake your pumpkin cake at 180°С (360°F) for 20-25 minutes. The exact time may vary due to the output of your oven. |
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Remove your pumpkin cake from the oven. Let it cool before cutting. |
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Cut the cake into squares. |
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Your spicy pumpkin cake is ready to be served. That's the basic recipe, so you may enhance it with some frosting made out of cottage cheese or ricotta. You are free to experiment. And if something is left afterwards, store the leftovers in the fridge. |
