Guilt-Free Delicacy
Gluten Free Pumpkin Pecan Cream Cake
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Difficulty:
moderate
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Preparation:
40 min.
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Pumpkin is a great source of beta-carotene, which converts into vitamin A in our bodies, helping strengthen our vision. This sweet treat is great to serve around the holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Halloween!
Serve this with a bit of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for added sweetness!
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
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- For the base
- 9 ozs gluten-free Chocolate cookie
- ⅔ cup butter
- ½ cup Pecan (chopped)
- For the filling
- 14 ozs Pumpkin (e. g. peeled and diced)
- ⅔ cup double cream
- ⅜ cup Coconut milk
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- ground cinnamon
- Ginger powder
- ground Nutmeg
- 1 ½ cups Pecan
- 2 Tbsps smooth Marmalade
- 2 Tbsps Rum
Preparation steps
1.
Line a cake tin with greaseproof paper.
2.
Place the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
3.
Melt the butter and stir in the crushed biscuits and the chopped nuts. Transfer the mixture to the cake tin and press down evenly creating an edge. Chill in the fridge.
4.
Place the pumpkin in a pot, cover with a little water and cook for around 15 minutes.
5.
Heat the oven to 400°F.
6.
Drain the pumpkin, leave to cool and then purée. Stir in the double cream, coconut milk, sugar, eggs and a pinch each of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
7.
Pour half into the chilled base, top with some pecan nuts and then add the rest of the mixture. Spread evenly and bake for around 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
8.
Heat together the marmalade and the rum. Pour over the cake and top with the remaining pecan nuts. Carefully remove from the tin and serve.
