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PUMPKIN Treats

SPICED PUMPKIN AND CARAMEL CAKE

Flavoured with warm spices and topped with a gooey caramel frosting, this cake will have you going back for seconds.

SERVES 12

400g (14oz) pumpkin or squash, peeled
175ml (6fl oz) sunflower oil
250g (9oz) light muscovado sugar
2 medium eggs
175g (6oz) self-raising flour
¾tsp bicarbonate of soda
1tsp ground ginger
½tsp each ground cinnamon and ground mixed spice

For the frosting:

200g tub of cream cheese
397g can Nestlé Carnation Caramel
60g (2oz) crystallised ginger, chopped

You will need:

20cm (8in) ring

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