Makes: 9 inch Diameter cake; about 10 - 12 pieces

Cooking time: about 45 minutes Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ cup jaggery
• ¼ teaspoon saffron dissolved in 3 tablespoons of hot milk
• ¼ cup fresh grated coconut or desiccated coconut
• ½ cup butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup mashed and cooked fresh pumpkin or 1 cup packed tinned pumpkin
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter and flour 13×9x2-inch metal baking pan.

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl and slowly whisk in wet ingredients.

Pour into greased baking pan and bake for about 45 minutes. Allow to cool.

Serving it with vanilla custard makes this cake extra delicious

Note