Pumpkin Traybake with a Maple Syrup Cream Cheese Frosting
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Recipe type: desserts
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • *FOR THE TRAYBAKE*
  • 175g unsalted butter
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 300g self raising flour
  • 50g dessicated coconut
  • 200g pumpkin/butternut squash grated
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  • 1 - 2 tsp cinnamon
  • *FOR THE FROSTING*
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 200g full fat cream cheese
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 100g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
  1. *FOR THE TRAYBAKE*
  2. pre-heat the oven to 180oC / 160oC (fan)
  3. grease and line a 23cm rectangular cake tin
  4. place the butter, sugar and maple syrup in a bowl and beat for a few minutes until soft and creamy
  5. Add 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk to the bowl and continue to beat for about 1 more minute (Keep the egg white in a clean bowl as will need this later)
  6. Add the grated pumpkin/squash and mix and then fold in the flour, coconut and spices until just combined
  7. Whisk the egg white until a soft peak appears , and then fold this lightly in to your cake batter
  8. Pour the batter into the cake tin, level off the top and cook in the oven for about 35 minites until cooked all the way through
  9. Leave to cool while you make your frosting
  10. *FOR THE FROSTING*
  11. Place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft and then carefully add the icing sugar a little at a time and beat to a creamy consistency
  12. Add the cream cheese, cinnamon and maple syrup and mix well
  13. Keep covered in the fridge until needed
  14. Once the cake is cooled completely remove from the tin and cover with the cream cheese frosting
  15. The cut your traybake into squares and serve
  16. Its spook-tacular tasting ;)
Recipe by Mummy Mishaps at http://www.mummymishaps.co.uk/2013/10/pumpkin-traybake-with-a-maple-syrup-cream-cheese-frosting.html