Spaghetti Squash Cake With Orange-Cream Cheese Glaze

A friend from TX sent this to me. We were discussing spaghetti squash and spaghetti pie when she thought of this recipe she had.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• CAKE

• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  large egg
• 2  tablespoons low-fat milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  chopped cooked spaghetti squash
• 1  tablespoon powdered sugar

• ORANGE-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

• 2  tablespoons cream cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated  orange rind
• 1  cup  sifted powdered sugar
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons low-fat milk

Directions

1. CAKE:.
2. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
3. Coat a round cake pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan with wax paper.
4. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set pan aside.
5. Beat sugars, butter, ginger, & cinnamon until well-blended.
6. Stir in milk, vanilla, & egg; beat until well-blended.
7. Combine flour, baking powder, & salt in bowl; stir with whisk.
8. Stir in sugar mixture & squash.
9. Spoon into cake pan, spread evenly.
10. Bake 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
11. Cool 5 minutes.
12. Remove from pan; carefully peel off wax paper.
13. Spoon Orange-Cream Cheese Glaze over top.
14. Sprinkle with pecans.
15. GLAZE:.
16. Beat cream cheese & orange rind until well-blended.
17. Add sugar & milk; beat until well blended.