I was greeted this morning with wind, rain and a good opportunity to stay inside & bake! I decided to whip-up some pumpkin spice bundt cake, which is one of my favorites. Besides a delicious cake to have with coffee, the pumpkin delivers some strong health benefits. Chew on this list: high in anti-oxidants like lutein, xanthines & carotenes; vitamins A, C & E; rich in B-complex vitamins like folate, niacin, B-6, thiamin & pantothenic acid. Whewww, I feel great already! Let’s get one in the oven, shall we? We will be compiling our dry & wet ingredients separately, as with most cakes.
Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake
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Dry Ingredients:
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Wet Ingredients:
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- Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- Grease & flour your bundt pan (I use shortening, but you can use butter)
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl (I sift the flour also)
- Beat the eggs lightly in mixing bowl (I add them one at a time to avoid shells!)
- To the eggs add the sugar, oil, & vanilla. Beat until creamy
- Stir-in canned pumpkin & orange zest
- Slowly add dry mixture to the wet ingredients in mixer
- Spoon batter into bundt pan, bake about 1 hour on 300
- Check if done with toothpick & cool in pan for 10 min, then remove from pan
And we now have a delicious pumpkin cake to enjoy plain, or with a little butter & honey!
However, my slices today are destined for more!! I am turning them into French toast, with a browned banana topping. Mmm, let’s give it a go!
Pumpkin Bundt Cake French Toast
(with Banana & Golden Raisin Compote)
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Ingredients:
For Egg wash:
For the fruit compote:
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Whisk together egg wash ingredients
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In a sauce pan start fruit compote by melting 1 T butter
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To pan add banana slices, raisins, pommier, and salt.
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Heat on medium-low until bananas are significantly softened and a syrup begins to form, set aside (bananas will brown slightly).
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Remove compote from heat, set aside
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Drench pumpkin cake slices well, in egg wash until soaked
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Cook drenched slices on hot, non-stick skillet
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It’s finished when slices are crisp at edges, but still soft in center
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Top with warm compote
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Drizzle with syrup & dust with powdered sugar
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