Elden Trails Bed and Breakfast

Pumpkinseed Cake (Jeff Smedstad, Elote Cafe): Breakfast-Brunch

Servings: 8

Prep time:one hour

Ingredients:

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  1 lb one stick unsalted butter at room temperature

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  1 cup sugar

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  1/2 cup brown sugar

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  2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract

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  3 eggs

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  1 cup half and half

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  1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

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  1 1/2 cups ground raw, unsalted pumpkinseeds

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  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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  1 teaspoon baking powder

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  berries and ice cream for garnish

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350 and butter a 9 inch cake pan.

Step 2:

Cream the butter and sugars with the vanilla until light and fluffy.

Step 3:

Add the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated then stir in half and half, flour, pumpkin seeds, salt, and baking powder until just mixed.

Step 4:

Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted com,es out clean. Cool, unmold, and serve with berries and ice cream. Homemade Vanilla Bean is Jeff's favorite.