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Butternut Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze & Toasted Nuts. Completely delicious butternut cake made with wholewheat flour & reduced sugar. Dense & perfectly moist, amazing thanksgiving cake. Perfect holiday sweet treat! | berrysweetlife.com
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butternut bundt cake with orange glaze & toasted almonds
Prep Time
55 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
 
Course: Dessert
Servings: 10
Author: berry sweet life
Ingredients
  • FOR THE CAKE
  • 0.6 kg butternut squash
  • 2 3/4 cups whole wheat brown flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarb
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • Rind of 1 orange
  • Juice of 1/4 lemon
  • FOR THE GLAZE
  • Juice and rind of 1 orange
  • Juice of 1/4 lemon
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • FOR THE TOASTED NUTS
  • 2 handfuls of Almonds
  • 1 handful of cashews
  • 1/2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
Instructions
  1. TO MAKE THE CAKE:
  2. Preheat oven to 160°C and grease an 8 or 9 inch bundt pan.
  3. Peel and cube the butternut and boil in 3 cups of water for about 15 minutes until very soft.
  4. While the butternut is cooking, combine the flour, baking powder, bicarb, salt and spices in a large mixing bowl.
  5. Pour the water off the butternut and mash until it is smooth.
  6. In another bowl, whisk together the butternut, brown sugar, honey, oil, lemon juice and eggs. Stir in the rind of 1 orange.
  7. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a metal spoon until combined.
  8. Pour mixture into the bundt pan and bake on the middle shelf for about 30 minutes.
  9. Allow the cake to cool completely before turning out onto a cooling rack.
  10. TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
  11. Mix all ingredients together in a small saucepan. Heat until the sugar dissolves and pour over the turned out cake. You might want to place a plate under the cooling rack to catch the drips.
  12. TO MAKE THE TOASTED NUTS:
  13. Place nuts in a frying pan and toast them on a medium heat until they are golden, stirring often so they don't burn. Add the honey & sugar and stir until the nuts are caramelised and sticky.
  14. Pile on top of the cake and serve.