Spiced pumpkin cake

As I explained in my last post, I don't like to scoop the seeds from my pumpkin and throw them away, or carve through an inch thick layer of pumpkin leaving the flesh to be thrown away later.

This year I've used Halloween Pumpkin Cake recipe from BBC GoodFood. I didn't use a cream cheese icing, just a little water icing with orange extract, but they were beautifully moist, and the recipe made about 24 cupcakes. Thankfully they should freeze well.

The cake is incredibly moist, and no one could guess the secret ingredient!