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Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Cake

Ingredients

For the cake batter

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup soft brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup caster sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin purée from a can
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup self raising flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 4 or 5 grates of nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp salt

For The Cheesecake Swirl

  • 100 g cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg

For The Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 200 g cream cheese
  • 8 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Cake Batter

  • Preheat your oven to 180C/Gas 4. Line your loaf tin with baking parchment.
  • Prepare the cheesecake swirl mixture and set to one side. See method below.
  • Place all the cake batter ingredients into a food processor and mix together until combined.
  • If you don't have a food processor, using a whisk mix together all of the wet ingredients and sugars in a large bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices and combine well.
  • Pour half of your cake batter into your prepared cake tin then top with all of your cheesecake swirl mixture. Top with the second half of your cake batter. Smooth out the top with a knife.
  • Put the cake in your preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a knife or skewer when inserted comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool completely in the tin. Once cool, turn the cake out into a wire rack and decorate as you see fit. For the cream cheese frosting recipe see below.

For The Cheesecake Swirl

  • In a medium sized bowl add the cream cheese and mix with a whisk until soft. Add in the flour, sugar and vanilla and whisk together. Finally add the egg and combine well.

For The Frosting

  • Place the cream cheese in a food processor and beat for a few seconds until completely soft. Gradually add the butter to combine.
  • Soft in the icing sugar and continue beating until smooth. Add in the vanilla extract and pulse until combined.