Acorn Squash Cake with Pecan Streusel
So delicious, moist and flavourful. It was a HUGE hit at our family dinner last night! I actually doubled the batch and it was still perfect...
Yield
9 servingsPrep
20 minCook
20 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
¼ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
¾ | cup |
brown sugar
light, firmly packed |
* |
1 | large |
eggs
|
|
1 | cup |
acorn squash
cooked and mashed |
* |
½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
1 | cup |
pecans
chopped |
|
Streusel topping | |||
½ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed, light |
* |
⅓ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
¼ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
½ | cup |
pecans
chopped |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
59 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
177 | ml |
brown sugar
light, firmly packed |
* |
1 | large |
eggs
|
|
237 | ml |
acorn squash
cooked and mashed |
* |
2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
237 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
Streusel topping | |||
118 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed, light |
* |
79 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
59 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
118 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with and electric mixer until creamy.
Add egg, beating well.
Stir in squash and vanilla.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to squash mixture, beating at low speed after each addition.
Stir in pecans.
Streusel Topping:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Pour batter into a greased 9-inch square pan, and sprinkle with Streusel Topping.
Bake until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
Cool for 15 to 20 minutes, serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.