Butterscotch Squash Coffee Cake with Maple Glaze
SERVES 12
RECIPE BY AMY SYMINGTON
Hands-On Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes (plus cooling)
2 cups whole-grain spelt flour
3 tbsp ground flaxseeds
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1½ tsp baking powder
1½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp allspice
¼ tsp sea salt
1¼ cups buttercup or butternut squash purée (canned unsweetened or fresh peeled, roasted, and puréed in a food processor)
½ cup grapeseed oil
½ cup pure maple syrup
3 tbsp instant coffee granules
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp ginger, peeled and finely grated
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
cup water ½ cup toasted unsalted pecans, chopped
Glaze
6 tbsp coconut oil ¾ cup full-fat coconut milk
6 tbsp pure maple syrup
1½ tbsp butternut squash purée
1½ tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
1 Heat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-inch Bundt pan.
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