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Have any leftover cooked spaghetti squash? This cake can put it to delicious use.

Recipe by Cooking Light October 1998

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Credit: HOWARD L. PUCKETT

Recipe Summary

Yield:
8 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Preheat oven to 350°.

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  • Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set pan aside.

  • Beat sugars, margarine, ginger, and cinnamon at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Stir in milk, vanilla, and egg; beat at low speed of mixer until well-blended. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Stir in sugar mixture and squash. Spoon into prepared cake pan, spreading evenly.

  • Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan; carefully peel off wax paper. Cool completely on a wire rack. Spoon Orange-Cream Cheese Glaze over top of cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

Nutrition Facts

283 calories; calories from fat 26%; fat 8.2g; saturated fat 2g; mono fat 3.4g; poly fat 2.2g; protein 3.6g; carbohydrates 49.3g; fiber 0.9g; cholesterol 31mg; iron 1.4mg; sodium 184mg; calcium 65mg.
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