Today we made these delicious pumpkin cakes. They are healthy and tasty. You can add sultanas to make them even more healthy.
Mrs. Thomson and Mrs Dundas were impressed by our turn taking and our helpfulness as well as our skill in grating pumpkin.
We learned Maths, Reading and Health – Maths – weighing in grams, Reading – what is the purpose of the recipe and reading it, Health – washing our hands thoroughly (again and again if needed) and healthy eating.
Here’s the recipe if you want to make it at home:
Halloween Pumpkin Cake
- 300g self-raising flour
- 200g brown sugar
- 3 tsp mixed spice
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 eggs (beaten)
- 200g butter
- zest 1 orange
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 500g (peeled weight) pumpkin or butternut squash flesh, grated
- Grate the pumpkin.
- Put the flour, sugar, spice, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl and stir.
- Melt the butter.
- Beat the eggs into the melted butter.
- Grate the orange zest, add zest and juice to the butter.
- Add to the dry ingredients.
- Stir in the grated pumpkin.
- Pour the batter into the cases and bake for 20 mins, or until golden and springy to the touch.
