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Halloween Cake with Butternut and Cream Cheese Frosting
A moist cake in Halloween colors, made with finely grated butternut squash instead of carrot and a velvety cream cheese frosting flavored with vanilla. Perfect for autumn evenings, this dessert is assembled in two stages: a frosting prepared ahead of time, then an airy cake with a light texture. Simply decorated with sugar decorations, it will delight both kids and adults.
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Critical Success Points
- • Extraction and drying of vanilla seeds
- • Whipping the egg whites
- • Delicate incorporation of the whites into the batter
- • Baking at 180 °C for 45 minutes
- • Complete cooling before frosting
- • Well‑chilled frosting for optimal stability
Safety Warnings
- • Handle the oven with kitchen gloves to avoid burns.
- • Use perfectly clean bowls for the whites to avoid any risk of salmonella.
- • Be careful with hot melted butter to avoid burns.
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