Spicy Autumn Pawpaw Cake Recipe
Ingredients
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1 cup Butter
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1 cup Granulated Sugar
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¾ cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed)
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2 Eggs
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1 teaspoon Vanilla
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3 cups Flour
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1 teaspoon Salt
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1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
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¼ teaspoon Ground Cloves
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¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
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1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
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2 teaspoons Ground Allspice
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3 cups Pawpaw Pulp
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¼ cup Lemon Juice (freshly squeezed)
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¾ cup Walnuts (chopped)
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½ cup Sunflower Seeds
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1 cup Raisins
Directions
- Heat oven to 350. Butter a 13x9- inch or two 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, beat softened butter for 30 seconds with a mixer.
- Gradually add the sugars.
- Mix 3 minutes.
- Add eggs and blend for a few more minutes, until the mixture lightens slightly in color.
- Into a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt and soda.
- Mix in the spices. In a third bowl, stir together the pawpaw pulp and lemon juice.
- Alternate mixing the dry and wet ingredients into the butter mixture.
- Stir in the nuts and raisins.
- Spread evenly into pan(s).
- Bake round pans 25 minutes, a rectangular pan, 40-45 minutes.
- Try with Cream Cheese Frosting
