Hello everyone! I hope you are well! for several days I really wanted to buy a pumpkin or pumpkin to prepare a cake and also a pumpkin cream, since I really had a long time without eating it and in my country Venezuela we eat a lot of this vegetable, I love the sweet taste it has and it is also very healthy, and as my husband had not had the opportunity to try the pumpkin cake, I decided that this weekend was the right time to prepare it and I have to tell you that he loved it, so of course I came to recommend the recipe, and although there are several ways to prepare it, all of them are absolutely delicious.
Ingredientes:
- 900 g de auyama o calabaza
- 3 huevos
- 1 cdta de polvo de hornear
- 1 cdta de canela (opcional)
- 1 cdta de esencia de vainilla
- 150 g de azúcar
- 100 g de mantequilla
- un poco de leche condensada
- 150 g de harina de trigo
Ingredients:
- 900 g of pumpkin or squash
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 150 g sugar
- 100 g butter
- a little condensed milk
- 150 g wheat flour
Preparación // Preparation
El primer paso por supuesto es comprar la auyama, y aunque todas sean auyamas, quería buscar la más parecida a la que venden en mi país. Les cuento que conseguimos unas muy grandes y naranjas y otras muy redondas, pero finalmente me decidí por unas que son traidas de España y la ven abajo, no son tan grandes así que era perfecta y suficiente para preparar la torta.
The first step of course is to buy the pumpkin, and although they are all pumpkins, I wanted to look for the most similar to the one sold in my country. I tell you that we got some very large and orange and other very round, but finally I decided on some that are brought from Spain and you see below, they are not so big so it was perfect and enough to prepare the cake.
Una vez con la auyama, llegamos a casa a lavarla, quitar las semillas y cortarla en trozos para poner a cocinar con agua hasta ablandar y también vamos preparando los demás ingredientes de la torta.
Once we have the pumpkin, we get home to wash it, remove the seeds and cut it into pieces to cook it with water until it softens and we also prepare the other ingredients of the cake.
Una vez blanda la auyama, lo cual nos dimos cuenta usando un tenedor. Empezamos a batir en una taza la mantequilla con el azúcar hasta tener una mezcla suave, seguidamente vamos agregando huevo por huevo.
Once the pumpkin is soft, which we realized using a fork. We begin to beat the butter with the sugar in a bowl until we have a smooth mixture, then we add egg by egg.
Una vez integrados todos los huevos, vamos a agregarle la leche condensada (yo usé 4 cucharadas, ustedes pueden hacerlo al gusto, incluso pueden agregar menos azúcar y usar más leche condensada). Seguidamente y opcional una cucharadita de canela (yo se las recomiendo porque le da un toque delicioso a la torta pero si prefieres no usar también queda deliciosa la torta).
Once all the eggs are integrated, we are going to add the condensed milk (I used 4 tablespoons, you can do it to taste, you can even add less sugar and use more condensed milk). Next, and optional, add a teaspoon of cinnamon (I recommend it because it gives a delicious touch to the cake but if you prefer not to use it, the cake is also delicious).
Ahora bien, vamos a agregar la esencia de vainilla y batimos muy bien. En otra taza vamos a poner la harina con el polvo de hornear y revolvemos para proceder a tamizar esto y agregarlo a nuestra mezcla líquida anterior, batimos muy bien hasta tener una mezcla homogénea.
Now, we are going to add the vanilla essence and beat very well. In another cup we are going to put the flour with the baking powder and stir to proceed to sift this and add it to our previous liquid mixture, we beat very well until we have a homogeneous mixture.
Llego el momento de agregar nuestra auyama que anteriormente convertimos en puré con la ayuda de un tenedor. Vamos a agregarla a nuestra mezcla poco a poco, revolviendo con la ayuda de un batidor de globo, no les recomiendo seguir con la batidora porque van a hacer un desastre (lo digo por experiencia jajaja).
It is time to add our pumpkin that we previously mashed with the help of a fork. We are going to add it to our mixture little by little, stirring with the help of a balloon whisk, I do not recommend you to continue with the mixer because you will make a mess (I say this from experience hahaha).
Una vez lista la mezcla de torta, vamos a ponerla en un molde que anteriormente engrasamos con mantequilla y harina y además, pusimos papel de horno en el fondo. Ahora bien, llevamos nuestra mezcla al horno que anteriormente estaba precalentando a 180° por una hora y medía o hasta que al introducir un cuchillo este salga totalmente limpio.
Once the cake mixture is ready, we are going to put it in a mold that we previously greased with butter and flour and also put baking paper in the bottom. Now, we take our mixture to the oven that was previously preheated at 180° for an hour and a half or until a knife comes out completely clean.
Dejar enfriar completamente y a disfrutar de esta deliciosa torta de auyama o calabaza, en casa ya se terminó, a mi esposo le encantó y nunca antes la había probado, así que se las recomiendo. Eso fue todo por hoy, espero que les haya gustado, nos vemos en un proximo post. Saludos!
Let it cool completely and enjoy this delicious pumpkin cake, at home it is already finished, my husband loved it and he had never tried it before, so I recommend it. That's all for today, I hope you liked it, see you in a future post. Greetings!
