Persimmon and Chocolate Spiced Walnut Cake
Can you imagine how divine this Chocolate & Persimmon Spiced Cake smells?I'm not a huge fan of spiced cakes, but when my sister-in-law gave me a bag full of persimmons, I knew there had to be a better way to put them to good use rather than just eating them raw. So I decided to throw in the fruit with all of my favorite ingredients into a cake batter to make this luscious and aromatic Persimmon and Chocolate Spiced Walnut cake. Yeah, I'm a huge fan of walnuts and chocolate, and since I craved for a lovely dark brown color, I opted for adding some cocoa powder to my recipe. Walnuts were the obvious and easy choice to add the crunch in every bite. As for the spices, we add them everyday to our morning tea, so I was sure about the flavor they would add to my cake! Overall, it was a successful experiment, and here are the results, for you and me to enjoy!Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup butter
1 and 1/2 cup persimmon puree (use 3-4 mid-sized persimmons)
1/2 to 1 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon powder (or use 3 tsp all-spice instead of separate powders)
1 tsp clove powder
2 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp nutmeg powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 tsp baking bowder
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Greae a 9" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or oil and flour. Peel the persimmons and remove the pulp from inside. Puree it to a smooth liquid blend,without adding any water to it. Pass this through a sieve to remove the fibrous residue.
Beat the butter with the sugar to form a fluffy white mixture. In a large bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating continuously. Slowly add the persimmon puree, the butter-sugar mixture and the milk. Finally add the cinnamon, cardamom powder, clove powder, nutmeg and the chopped walnuts and whisk well to evenly mix in the spices. Whisk with hand or mixer on medium till it becomes airy like a cake mixture.
Transfer into the prepared baking dish. Bake at 375 deg F for 35-40 minutes. Insert toothpick in the center to check if the cake is done. Let it cool completely before citting into slices. The persimmon and the spice flavor will enhance over time, so this pudding cake is best baked at least 3-4 hours before you intend to serve it. You can store the reamining cake in the refrigerator for at least a fortnight!
While serving, garnish with more chopped walnuts, a sprig of mint, and whipped cream if you wish. But this Persimmon & Chocolate Spice Cake is perfect when enjoyed with some tea or coffee!
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15 comments :
After all these years, I tasted persimmon last week, finally. Boy, the taste knocked my socks off. It was mellow that the flavour was lost in a smoothie with banana. Were you able to taste persimmon in the final cake?
wow, that looks great!persimmon and chocolate sounds like a nice combo:) and with all those spices, it would taste amazing!
~Sheena
Looks good, I am sure it tastes divine too! Enjoy. See you next tear!!:)
Persimmon cake with chocolate, now that sure is really inviting! Add walnuts and you have one of the yummiest desserts around! Lovely one, Mansi!
Btw, happy holidays, dear :).
Manis I've been missing too many of your yummilicious posts... The marbled brownies and those beautiful cookies.. can't take my eyes of your screen.
Suganya - you are right, persimmon is really very mild in flavor, and with the chocolate and spices, I could taste it in my cake but pretty barely:) maybe it would be better without the chocolate...
Sheena, Asha - it's a really nice cake, you should try it!
Musical - saw you after a long time girl..where have you been?? Happy HOlidays to you too! I'm off to ski tomorrow for 3 days:)
Laavanya - make sure you don't miss any more:) take your time catching up!
nice! finally i can put my bag of persimmons to good use, and right in time to feed my cousins!:)
-Jaini
i have no idea what persimmon is.. hmmm.. looks like a good addition to chocolate :)
These are fabulous!lovely entry.
all lovely ingredients going in this cake :)
hey, liked the new header as well.
Thanks Mansi, for that lovely cake...
Looks delicious...nice entry...
Looks nice ! Happy and prosperous new year to you:)
Happy holidays!
Very interesting. Adding spices to my cakes are my favorite too. I see a cake and i usually end up adding spices. Looks like we share a lot of similar thoughts.
Archana
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