Pumpkin–Walnut Cake with Candied Oranges

Name: Pumpkin–Walnut Cake with Candied Oranges
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 8-10
Ingredients: 3 ⁄ 4 cup softened butter, plus additional for greasing pan; 2 1 ⁄ 2 cups flour, plus additional for dusting pan; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. salt; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. ground ginger; 1 pinch ground allspice; 1 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1 cup fresh cooked pumpkin; 3 ⁄ 4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts; 1 ⁄ 2 cup coarsely chopped <ahref="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Slices</a>; 1 ⁄ 4 cup walnut halves; 1 tsp. butter; 2 tbsp. sugar; 1 ⁄ 2 cup <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Syrup</a>; <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Slices</a>

Serves
serves 8-10

CHRISTOPHER HIRSHEIMER

Ingredients

For the Cake

³⁄₄ cup softened butter, plus additional for greasing pan
2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour, plus additional for dusting pan
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
¹⁄₂ tsp. salt
¹⁄₂ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
¹⁄₄ tsp. ground ginger
1 pinch ground allspice
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup fresh cooked pumpkin
³⁄₄ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
¹⁄₂ cup coarsely chopped <ahref="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Slices</a>

For the Garnish

¹⁄₄ cup walnut halves
1 tsp. butter
2 tbsp. sugar
¹⁄₂ cup <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Syrup</a>
<a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Slices</a>

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So-called sugar or cheese pumpkins work better for this cake than the "jack-o'-lantern" kind.

Ingredients

For the Cake

³⁄₄ cup softened butter, plus additional for greasing pan
2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour, plus additional for dusting pan
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
¹⁄₂ tsp. salt
¹⁄₂ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
¹⁄₄ tsp. ground ginger
1 pinch ground allspice
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup fresh cooked pumpkin
³⁄₄ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
¹⁄₂ cup coarsely chopped <ahref="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Slices</a>

For the Garnish

¹⁄₄ cup walnut halves
1 tsp. butter
2 tbsp. sugar
¹⁄₂ cup <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Syrup</a>
<a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Candied-Orange-Slices-with-Syrup">Candied/ Orange Slices</a>

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Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 7¼" (7-cup) angel food cake pan. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice in a bowl. In another bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, then beat in eggs, one at a time, and fold in pumpkin. Slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just until smooth. Stir in walnuts and chopped candied oranges.

Step 2

Spoon batter into pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely.

Step 3

Toast walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in butter, remove from heat, and toss with sugar. Transfer cake to a platter, drizzle with syrup, arrange walnuts on top, and garnish with orange slices.