squash muf-cakes with a persimmon tahini frosting

Pure2raw recipe: Butternut Squash Muf-Cake with a Persimmon Tahini Frosting

prep-time: 5 minutes

bake-time: 18-20 minutes

tools needed: muffin pan, blender or food processor (to blend squash) (we used reusable flexible silicone cupcake baking cups)

made about 8 muf-cakes

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp coconut flour (3/4oz)
• 1/ 2 cup sorghum flour (2 1/4oz)
• 3 tbsp nutritional yeast (1/2oz)
• 6 tablespoon flax meal (1 1/2oz)
• 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/3 cup xylitol or sucanat, or coconut sugar (we used xylitol – 2 1/4oz)
• 1/2 cup butternut squash puree (4 oz)
• 1/2 cup water (4 oz)
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoon coconut oil (1 1/2oz)

Directions:

Make your butternut squash puree. If you already have a puree on hand then you can skip this step. But if you don’t just skin and cut up your butternut squash and place in oven at 350 degrees and bake till soft about 20-30mins. Once butternut squash is soft let cool a little before blending it up in your blender or food processor.

When you have your butternut squash puree ready place in a large bowl and add in the remaining wet ingredients (do not add water that gets added last) and sugar of choice.

Put your oven at 325 degrees to bake you muf-cakes.

Next, start to measure out your dry ingredients and place in a bowl. Grab your bowl with the wet ingredients and slowly add in your dry. Then pour in your warm water (we like to heat ours up some) and stir till combined. Batter will be thick.

Spoon you batter into your muffin liners. We got 8 muf-cakes.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean.

now time to make the topping!

Pure2raw Recipe: Persimmon tahini frosting

prep-time: 5 minutes

tools needed: blender (or food processor)

Ingredients:

• 1 permission (used a Fuyu persimmon)
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1-2 tablespoons tahini (we did two but depends how much you like tahini)

Directions:

Place permission, tahini and maple syurp in blender and blend till smooth. Add more sweetness if desired.

 *we provided the weight for the measurements to help people get better accuracy of the amount used in recipes. In our bakery that is how all of our products are made – done by weight. We hope this helps people when learning to bake without gluten and eggs.