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Pumpkin and apple upside-down spice cake

Portions:
6

Ingredients

Cake

  • 430 ml (1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) baking powder
  • 5 ml (1 teaspoon) cinnamon
  • 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) star anise, ground (or star anise)
  • 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) cloves, ground
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) butter
  • 250 ml (1 cup) sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 5 ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
  • 180 ml (3/4 cup) milk

Trim

  • 250 ml (1 cup) pumpkin, trimmed and cubed
  • 85 ml (1/3 cup) butter
  • 250 ml (1 cup) brown sugar
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) hazelnuts, crushed (optional)
  • 2 Cortland apples, trimmed and quartered

Whipped cream

  • 500 ml (2 cups) 35% whipping cream
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) powdered sugar
  • 5 ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract

Preparation

Cake

  1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer until very light, about 6 minutes.
  2. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk. Begin and end with dry ingredients. Set aside for later use.

Trim

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the pumpkin cubes for about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Remove from the heat and add the brown sugar and hazelnuts. Stir to mix well.
  3. Spread the mixture in a 23 cm (9") baking dish. Arrange apple wedges and pumpkin cubes. Spread cake batter over fruit.
  4. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Invert and unmould.

Whipped cream

  1. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Serve the cake with the whipped cream.