Pumpkin Shortcake With Fall Fruit Medley
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄3 cup buttermilk or 1/3 cup sour milk
- 1⁄4 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon finely shredded orange rind
- 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon finely shredded orange rind
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup chopped green apple
- 1⁄2 cup apple cider or 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1⁄4 cup snipped pitted prune
- 1⁄4 cup cranberries
- 1⁄4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
directions
- In a large mixing bowl combine flour, the 1/2 cup brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add buttermilk or sour milk, shortening, 1/2 cup pumpkin, honey, egg and 1/2 tsp orange peel.
- Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until smooth.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 8 inch round baking pan.
- Bake at 350 for 35-50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Meanwhile in a large skillet melt the 2 tbsp butter or margarine. Stir in 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and cinnamon, 1/2 tsp orange peel and the cloves.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar melts and mixture is bubbly.
- Stir in green apple, apple cider or juice, and prunes.
- Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
- Stir in cranberries.
- Cook and stir until cranberries soften and mixture becomes syrupy. Stir in toasted nuts. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat whipping cream and granulated sugar until soft peaks form.
- Fold in 1/2 cup canned pumpkin.
- Cool shortcake in the pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Remove cake from pan and split into 2 layers.
- Place bottom layer on serving plate.
- Spoon half of the fruit mixture over bottom layer of cake. Top with half of the pumpkin cream.
- Place remaining cake layer atop and repeat fruit layer.
- Top with dollops of remaining pumpkin cream.
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OK lets see...My name is Diane and I'm married to a wonderful guy -- going on 20 years. We have 2 kids -- 1 daughter and 1 son a 70lb german shepard, a fat cat and a very snobby cat! I work a couple of days a week in the Loop and the rest of my time is spent sitting at the kids sporting events. I love to try new recipes. Luckily, hubby will try just about anything. The kids aren't so eager about that, but are generally very good sports about it!