Persimmon Spice Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Persimmon Spice Cake

Recipe By : One World Cafe Home Page
Serving Size : Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 to 6 very ripe, soft persimmons, yielding 1 1/4 cup pureed pulp
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cups unsifted flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon each fresh nutmeg and ground cloves
1/2 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon each orange and lemon zest

Puree persimmons until smooth and stir in baking soda. Mix well. It will
set. Weird but not to
worry.

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and persimmon mixture.
Combine flour and spices and
add to persimmon mixture. Blend well, stir in nuts and zest. Spoon into
a 9 inch greased cake pan.
Bake at 350 for about 40 or more until knife comes out clean.

Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar

This recipe can be increased with no adverse effects, except perhaps
your waistline. The cake
freezes well, although don't powder sugar until it's time to serve.

The original recipe calls for 2 tsp of baking powder, to be added with
the flour. However, it was
rather serendipitous that our baker over looked it. The resulting cake
is very moist and dense but
not too heavy. You can try with the baking powder if you want. But our
version omits it.