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.
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionCAKE
- 1⁄3cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄3cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄4
- 1⁄4teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1large egg
- 2tablespoons low-fat milk
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄4cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄8teaspoon salt
- 1cup chopped cooked spaghetti squash
- 1tablespoon powdered sugar
ORANGE-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- 2tablespoons cream cheese
- 1⁄2teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1cup sifted powdered sugar
- 2 1⁄4teaspoons low-fat milk
DIRECTIONS
- CAKE:.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Coat a round cake pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan with wax paper.
- Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set pan aside.
- Beat sugars, butter, ginger, & cinnamon until well-blended.
- Stir in milk, vanilla, & egg; beat until well-blended.
- Combine flour, baking powder, & salt in bowl; stir with whisk.
- Stir in sugar mixture & squash.
- Spoon into cake pan, spread evenly.
- Bake 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 5 minutes.
- Remove from pan; carefully peel off wax paper.
- Spoon Orange-Cream Cheese Glaze over top.
- Sprinkle with pecans.
- GLAZE:.
- Beat cream cheese & orange rind until well-blended.
- Add sugar & milk; beat until well blended.