Chef’s Handyman Tip: Pumpkin Squares for Dessert!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Charlotte
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Pumpkin Season is here! And so many recipes as well!

Here we go! My shopping bag is too small for all the pumpkins I have chosen. I could not decide on the large variety of pumpkins. It’s all the time the same during pumpkin season. There are so many pumpkins in different shapes and colors. I like them for decoration and of course for cooking as well. The sweet but wooden taste of the pumpkin is perfect for different meals. Let’s share the recipe for this pumpkin squares.

Recipe for pumpkin cake: Pumpkin Squares

The cake is made from the pumpkin called: Blue Hungaria. Peel and grate the pumpkin. Set aside.

Place, flour, baking powder, baking soda, grated pumpkin seeds, a pinch of salt, chocolate powder, pumpkin spice or cinnamon in a bowl. Beat eggs, sunflower oil, brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla sugar until creamy. Add mixture to the flour. Mix all ingredients. Then add grated pumpkin.

Prepare baking tin (9-10 inch square) with parchment paper or grease it. Fill in the dough. Bake in oven at 190°C or 375°F for 30-40 minutes or baked through. Cool on wire rack.

To make frosting: Combine 3 cups of powdered sugar with 7 tbsp. of butter (room temperature). Spread frosting over the top of the cake. Decorate with grated pumpkin seeds. Cut into squares.

Tip: Sprinkle squares with powdered sugar and cinnamon, do not apply frosting.

Shopping list for 1 pumpkin cake:

Vegetables: 8 Oz. pumpkin, grated
Flour: 8 Oz. white flour
Baking Ingredients: 4 tbsp. chocolate powder, 1 tbsp. baking powder, 1 tsp.
baking soda, 1 pinch salt, 1 tbsp. vanilla sugar, 8 tsp. brown sugar, 3.5 Oz.
sugar, 6.5 Oz. powdered sugar
Spices: 1 tbsp. pumpkin spices (Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg)
Oil: 8 fl. Oz. sunflower oil
Nuts:  5 Oz. pumpkin seeds, grated
Dairy Products: 3 Oz. Butter
Eggs: 4

Serve the pumpkin squares with coffee, tea or hot chocolate. You will find this recipe together with many ohters in the new Chef’s Handyman e-cookbook for iPhone or iPad as well. The new e-cookbook ‘Cookies and Spices’ will be published at the end of November.

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