Pumpkin Cake Other languages: de · en Servings: 1
Ingredients
1 ½ Lemon (edible zest) 500 g Pumpkin, peeled and deseeded 250 g Sugar 5 Eggs 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon 150 g Ground Almonds 125 g Flour 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder 200 g Powdered Sugar 4 tsp Kirsch 1 tbsp Water
Mise en Place
1 ½ Lemon (edible zest)
Zest and juice the lemon.
500 g Pumpkin, peeled and deseeded
Then cut the pumpkin into slices and grate on a grater with medium to small holes.
Assembly
250 g Sugar 5 Eggs
Whisk sugar and eggs until well combined and light in colour.
1 ½ tsp Cinnamon 150 g Ground Almonds 125 g Flour 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder Lemon Zest Lemon Juice (Half) Grated Pumpkin Sugar Egg Mix
Combine everything.
Cooking
Batter
Line a spring form with parchment paper. Brush the sides with butter and dust with flour. Fill in the batter and bake for 55 minutes at the lowest level of the oven at 180°C top/bottom heat. Let cool.
Assembly
200 g Powdered Sugar 4 tsp Kirsch 1 tbsp Water Lemon Juice (Other Half)
Mix powdered sugar with Kirsch, water, and 2 tsp of the lemon juice. The result should be a very thick glazing. Adjust sugar or liquid as necessary.
Cake Glazing
Spread a thin layer of glazing on the cake. The cake must not be too hot or the glazing will run off.