Butternut Squash Spice Cake

Happy Weekend!

We’ve been growing a lot of pumpkins and squash in our garden this year. I have actually never used butternut squash in baking before, but I was very happy with the result! This cake was so delicious! My son and I have been baking a lot together and this was a fun experiment! The recipe is like a zucchini bread, just using grated butternut squash instead of zucchini. We’ll be definitely making this cake again!

Butternut Squash Spice Cake

• 3 cups spelt flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 cups coconut sugar
• 2 lg eggs
• 2 cups shredded butternut squash
• optional: chocolate chips, raisins or chopped nuts

-Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt.

– Whisk together, the oil and sugar then add the eggs. Add the spices, vanilla extract and the butternut squash. Add the flour and stir until well combined.

– Fill into prepared loaf pan of about 28 cm.

-Bake in preheated, 350 F oven for about 60 minutes or until tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Ursula