The pumpkin and chocolate loaf cake is a soft and very delicious autumn dessert. With its delicate flavor, it is ideal for both a healthy breakfast and a good snack.
The pumpkin added to baked desserts makes them moist and very soft, also giving that beautiful golden color that brightens up your days!
A little trick to prevent the chocolate chips from sinking during baking is to flour them before adding them to the batter.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring
- Energy 494.79 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 81.25 (g) of which sugars 44.14 (g)
- Proteins 9.85 (g)
- Fat 17.05 (g) of which saturated 3.87 (g)of which unsaturated 8.71 (g)
- Fibers 1.70 (g)
- Sodium 33.19 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 180 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
PUMPKIN AND CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup butternut squash (purée)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 7 tbsp sugar
- 7 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
Tools
- 1 Loaf cake pan
PUMPKIN AND CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE PREPARATION
In a bowl, pour the pumpkin purée, milk, vegetable oil, and sugars, and mix with the eggs.
Mix everything and add the sifted flour and baking powder, and cinnamon or the spice you prefer.
Mix well and add the chocolate chips.
Butter and flour a loaf cake pan, pour the mixture and bake at 350°F static oven for about 50 minutes, finally performing the toothpick test to check if it’s cooked.
Once cold, sprinkle the entire surface of the loaf cake with powdered sugar.
Adriana’s Advice
On the surface, before baking the loaf cake, you can add some chopped nuts.
