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Offline Delightful Den

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Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« on: June 13, 2013, 02:26:53 pm »
Name of recipe: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
converted from the Healthy Chef website.

Quantity: Makes on 25 cm loaf

Ingredients
250g raw pumpkin roughly chopped
2 Eggs
1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
45g macadamia oil or other light oil
70g honey
3/4 tsp bicarb soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
160g raisins
160g wholemeal spelt

Method
Preheat oven to 150 degrees fan forced or 170 degrees no fan.
Place chopped pumpkin in  *: grate 7 sec speed 5. Add eggs, vanilla, honey, oil, spices, bicarb and raisins. scrape down sides of  *:. Mix  10 seconds  :-: speed 4. Add flour mix an additional 10 seconds  :-: speed 4.

Pour into a greased lined loaf pan and top with chopped walnuts, pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds.  Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. You may need to cover with aluminum foil for the last 20 minutes.

Cool in pan for 30 minutes then turn out and cool completely on wire rack.

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Tips:
I omitted the bi carb and substituted wholemeal self raising flour for the spelt. I didn't have any raisins so I used sultanas. You could also sub some of the raisins for dried cranberries or used dried mixed fruit instead.

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Cookie - The flavour of this is double yum. It is so very easy to make too. I altered it slightly and added the raisins with the flour and mixed it on reverse. It will definitely be made again and again.

Katiej - I made this using wholemeal spelt. I used a mix of raisins, sultanas and dried cherries. The first time I've made a cake using spelt, so it was good to try something new. It's really delicious!

Katj - Den, your pumpkin cake is Delicious!!  So easy to prepare. Family members who don't usually eat cake thought it was awesome!  Thank you so much for posting the recipe.

Chookie - it is a seriously good cake.  The only change I made to original recipe is that I added a handful of walnuts to the mix with Craisins.





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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 03:19:39 pm »
Oh yummy ... I can't wait to move and have a decent oven again ... all these lovely recipes calling out for me to try them!!
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2013, 11:23:21 pm »
Den,  thanks for this recipe,  it looks really nise.  Pumpkins are very cheap at the moment and I am looking for ways to use them.  This certainly fits the bill.

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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2013, 12:54:18 am »
It is a nice treat; not too sweet.

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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2013, 12:55:13 am »
This recipe looks great, especially as you can use raw pumpkin. Thanks for posting DD
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2013, 02:02:31 am »
Den I was given a giant jap pumpkin on Wednesday. Now we will be having something to go with or beside the endless pumpkin soup versions.
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2013, 02:35:03 am »
I love pumpkin fruit cake, thanks Den.
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2013, 07:46:09 am »
That looks really nice, have printed the recipe and will definitely make.
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2013, 09:13:28 am »
The flavour of this is double yum. It is so very easy to make too. I altered it slightly and added the raisins with the flour and mixed it on reverse. It will definitely be made again and again.
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2013, 01:24:34 am »
I made this on the weekend, using wholemeal spelt. I used a mix of raisins, sultanas and dried cherries.

The first time I've made a cake using spelt, so it was good to try something new. It's really delicious!

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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2013, 03:16:05 am »
I popped into Katie's yesterday and had a coffee and a slice of this cake - yes, I enjoyed it too.  Thanks for posting the recipe Den.
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2013, 08:33:02 am »
Looks very moist Katie.Hmm I wonder if I could fool DH with this recipe ;) :D Made chocolate zucchini muffins once and he sussed out the "hidden" ingredient :D :D
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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2013, 11:36:48 am »
I am happy that everyone is enjoying this.  It has been a hit every time I have made it. I have two loaves in the oven now.  I have lots of pumpkin to use up and I'm delivering PD tomorrow morning at work so this will be morning tea.

CC I try to hide ingredients from DW too but it doesn't always work. LOl  ;D

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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2013, 02:58:28 am »
Den, your pumpkin cake is Delicious!!  So easy to prepare.
Family members who don't usually eat cake thought it was awesome!  Thank you so much for posting the recipe.

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Re: Pumpkin Fruit Cake
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2013, 09:42:49 am »
I have another large pumpkin to use up. We are tired of pumpkin soup so ill make this tomorrow. I had almost forgotten about it.
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