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Kūmara Cake

This recipe for Kūmara cake is quintessentially Kiwi and totally sweet as! Perfect as a tasty treat or for entertaining with friends and whānau.
Photo of Kūmara Cake

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup neutral oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple
  • 1/2 orange, zest
  • 3 cups orange kūmara, grated
  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoons ginger, crushed

Icing

  • 20 grams butter, softened
  • 200 grams cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 1 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup neutral oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple
  • 1/2 orange, zest
  • 3 cups orange kūmara, grated
  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoons ginger, crushed

Icing

  • 20 grams butter, softened
  • 200 grams cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 1 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 3 tablespoons slivered almonds

Method

  1. Step 1 of 7
    Preheat an oven to 170°C (fan-forced 150°C). Line a 23cm cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Step 2 of 7
    In a large bowl combine the eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, pineapple and orange zest mixing well.
  3. Step 3 of 7
    In another bowl combine the kūmara, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger, mixing well.
  4. Step 4 of 7
    Add the wet ingredients into the dry and combine. Pour the batter into the tin, smooth the top. Place into the oven for 45 minutes.
  5. Step 5 of 7
    Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  6. Step 6 of 7
    To make the icing, beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.
  7. Step 7 of 7
    Add the zest and icing sugar, combining well. Spread over the cake and decorate with extra zest.

Nutrition per serving

3483 Kilojoules
Protein10 grams
Fat43 grams
Carbs100 grams
Sugars63 grams
Dietary and nutritional info supplied by NZ Nutrition Foundation

Method

  1. Step 1 of 7
    Preheat an oven to 170°C (fan-forced 150°C). Line a 23cm cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Step 2 of 7
    In a large bowl combine the eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, pineapple and orange zest mixing well.
  3. Step 3 of 7
    In another bowl combine the kūmara, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger, mixing well.
  4. Step 4 of 7
    Add the wet ingredients into the dry and combine. Pour the batter into the tin, smooth the top. Place into the oven for 45 minutes.
  5. Step 5 of 7
    Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  6. Step 6 of 7
    To make the icing, beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.
  7. Step 7 of 7
    Add the zest and icing sugar, combining well. Spread over the cake and decorate with extra zest.

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