Monday, October 31, 2011

Have You Ever Seen Gorgeous? Butternut Pound Cake

This is another post that needs to be wordless.....

Just soak in the gorgeousness......


This homemade caramel topping is "sin in a bowl". OMG!! I have never tasted anything quite like it. And on top of this cake.....totally awesome!



Butternut Pound Cake

1 1/2 c. butter, soft
2 c. sugar
6 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. cake flour
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 heaping c. butternut squash, cooked
1 c. walnuts, chopped

Walnut Caramel Sauce

1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. corn syrup (I used dark)
2 TBS butter
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients and whisk together. Add to cream mixture alternately with butternut squash, beating just until combined. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 60 - 70 minutes (start checking with wooden pick after 60). Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. For sauce, combine brown sugar, buttermilk, corn syrup and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 5 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and vanilla. Serve warm over cake.

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9 comments:

  1. Angie, I am so glad you shared this! I have NO Butternut Squash recipes in my "favorite" file...now I DO!!!!

    *Could you sub. Banana Squash?...I have a 28 lb. Banana squash I need to use!

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  2. I have never heard of banana squash, so I can't help you with that one....sorry!

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  3. Oh WOW! this does look beautiful and your gorgeous pictures certainly tell the story! =) I often use butternut to bake, or to substitute for pumpkin. It's definitely my favorite fall veggie. YUM!

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  4. My mum actually just gave me a bundt cake pan and I haven't made anything in it yet. Looks like I will be making this recipe over the weekend yum!

    xo

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  5. Oh my GOODNESS. What a GORGEOUS way to eat a vegetable!!! I love butternut squash - and have some waiting to be used in my freezer!

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  6. So, how do you cook the butternut squash to put in here?

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  7. So which method of cooking the squash do you do to put in here?

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