Best Butternut Squash Spice Cake Recipes

HEALTHY GINGERBREAD SPICE CAKE WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH PUREE

Healthy Gingerbread Spice Cake With Butternut Squash Puree image

Even though I live in balmy south Florida, where it is pretty much summer year round, I still like to 'get into' the seasons by cooking something festive and seasonally appropriate. I started slowly spiking my recipes with ultra-healthy ingredients (flax, wheat germ, hemp seeds, chickpea puree, etc.) This is a vegetarian and dairy-free recipe.

Provided by Ivy Larson

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash Winter Squash Butternut Squash

Time 1h5m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 teaspoon extra-virgin coconut oil (such as Barlean's®)
¼ cup extra-virgin coconut oil (such as Barlean's®)
2 cups white whole wheat flour (such as King Arthur®)
¼ cup ground flaxseeds (such as Barlean's®)
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon sea salt
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 (10 ounce) package frozen butternut squash puree, thawed
½ cup coconut milk
¼ cup molasses
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with 1 teaspoon coconut oil.
Place 1/4 cup coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until melted, about 30 seconds.
Mix flour, ground flaxseeds, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and sea salt in a large bowl.
Combine brown sugar, melted coconut oil, and egg in a separate large bowl; add squash puree, coconut milk, molasses, and vanilla extract and mix well. Stir flour mixture into squash mixture until batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before turning cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.4 calories, Carbohydrate 41.7 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 186 mg, Sugar 15.4 g

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SPICE CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Butternut Squash Spice Cake Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by MJH

Number Of Ingredients 29

Ingredients

CAKE:
2 cups cake flour
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour or sifted regular whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground star anise (grind in a clean coffee grinder) or ground allspice
1 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
1 cup coconut palm sugar* or packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup bourbon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/3 cup chopped crystallized ginger
2 3/4 cups coarsely shredded butternut squash
FROSTING:
3/4 cup salted butter, softened
12 ounces (1 1/2 large pkgs.) cream cheese, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon bourbon
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup toasted* unsweetened flaked (also called shaved) coconut

Steps:

Make cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 3 round cake pans (8 inches each). Line each with a circle of parchment paper and set aside. Mix cake flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise in a large bowl; set aside. In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat oil, eggs, coconut sugar, yogurt, orange juice, bourbon, and vanilla on medium speed until well blended. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed to blend, then on medium speed until smooth, scraping inside of bowl twice. Stir in orange zest and crystallized ginger, then squash. Divide batter among lined pans and spread level. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes. Turn cakes onto racks, remove parchment, and let cool completely, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Make frosting: In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter and cream cheese until very smooth. Add powdered sugar, bourbon, cardamom, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; beat on low speed to blend, then on high speed until smooth and fluffy, scraping inside of bowl once or twice. Set a cake layer rounded side down on a platter; spread top of it with 3/4 cup frosting. Repeat with second layer. Set top layer in place, rounded side up. Spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Press coconut into sides, a small handful at a time. *Find coconut palm sugar in the baking aisle of well-stocked grocery stores. Toast coconut on a rimmed baking sheet in a 350°F oven until light golden, stirring once, 4 to 5 minutes. Make ahead: Up to 1 day, chilled and loosely wrapped with plastic wrap.