Butternut Squash Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup ground walnuts
• 2 cups shredded butternut squash
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 cup milk
• cream cheese frosting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, add all dry ingredients; mix together. add vegetable oil; stir. beat in one egg at a time until thoroughly mixed together.
• 3 in a food processor, finely chop walnuts. place in batter and mix.
• 4 peel and remove seeds from butternut squash. use food processor to shred butternut squash. place in batter and mix. (make sure to measure the shredded squash; one butternut squash should be more than 2 cups). add milk 1/2 cup at a time and mix.
• 5 butter and flour two 8-inch cake pans (can use nonstick vegetable spray). pour batter evenly into pans. bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 6 allow cake to cool. remove from pans and frost with cream cheese frosting if you choose. can add layers together to make a 2-layer cake.