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Acorn Squash Cake with Streusel Topping

 

 

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Acorn Squash Cake with Streusel Topping
Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with and electric mixer until creamy. Add egg, beating well. Stir in squash and vanilla.

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Cuisine: Acorn Squash
Recipe type: Acorn Squash
Serves: 9

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Ingredients
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup cooked and mashed acorn squash
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • STREUSEL TOPPING:
  • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl

Instructions
  1. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with and electric mixer until creamy. Add egg, beating well. Stir in squash and vanilla.
  2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to squash mixture, beating at low speed after each additon. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into a greased 9-inch square pan, and sprinkle with Streusel Topping.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Cool Cake in pan on a wire rack.