For this week's Qurator's: Hive Top Chef! we talk about unusual recipes.
I saw stuffed vegetables, many times, but usually in the form of savory dishes. It really surprised me when I realized it's possible to make a pie in a pumpkin shell.
I was making pumpkin pie and cake before, but because there was always just a small amount of pumpkin in there I could never taste the pumpkin inside. But this time I could really taste the pumpkin as there was still a thick layer of pumpkin between the cake and the shell and I found out the pumpkins are great in desserts.
There's also a pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice in the recipe.
If you wish to find out how I made pumpkin spice, check out my post on Dehydration Project; Storing spices and herbs.
Ingredients:
- 1 Hokkaido pumpkin- 200 g of pumpkin puree
- 120 ml of sunflower oil
- 3 flax eggs- 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseeds and 5 tablespoons of water
- 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 80 g of sugar
- 120 g of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of pumpkin spice
- 50 g of vegan chocolate
- a few almonds
Preparation:
- Cut off the top of the pumpkin. Clean out the pulp and seeds- you can save it for other recipes like roasted pumpkin seeds and pulp for vegetable stock.
Carve out some pumpkin meat, using a knife and a spoon, but leave it thick enough that will hold the batter during baking- approximately 1.5 cm. Be careful not to damage the shell.
- For pumpkin puree, cook 200 g of pumpkin meat for 20 minutes and blend well.
- Prepare flax eggs; mix 2 tablespoons of flaxseeds and 5 tablespoons of water and set it aside for a few minutes.
- With an electric mixer, combine oil, pumpkin puree, flax eggs, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract. At slow speed, start adding flour baking powder, salt and pumpkin spice.
- Pour the batter into the carved pumpkin and place it in a preheated oven at 185°C for 60- 70 minutes- or less if you have a smaller pumpkin.
- In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and pour it on the top of the cake. Add few almonds.
Cool down before serving.
