Steamed Pumpkin Cornmeal Pudding Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Position oven rack in middle of oven, preheat to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 9-inch bundt pan.
• With a mixer and paddle attachment, beat butter, zest and sugar until light and fluffy- about 3 minutes.
• One at a time, add egg and egg yolks, beating well and scraping sides of bowl after each addition.
• Beat in pumpkin and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, stir in cornmeal.
• Add dry mixture to pumpkin batter in 3 staqges, stirring gently but thoroughly with rubber spatula after each addition.
• Do not overwork batter.
• In a clean bowl, whip egg whites to soft peaks.
• Gently fold whites into batter with spatula until there are no longer any white streaks.
• Scrape batter into pan, smooth surface.
• Bake until top is springy when lightly touched, the sides should be pulling away from the pan and a wooden skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean- about 40-50 minutes.
• Let cool for 20 minutes and then invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar if you like.
• For Orange Syrup: In a small saucepan over low heat, combine orange juice and sugar, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
• Boil without stirring for 2 minutes.
• Serve each slice with a drizzle of warm syrup accompanied by yougurt or vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix flour with cornmeal, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
• In another bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in pumpkin, rum, lemon peel, and vanilla.
• Stir in flour mixture until well incorporated.
• Scrape batter into a buttered 8-9 cup bundt pan and set in a 12x17 inch baking pan.
• Place on bottom rack of a 350 oven.
• Carefully pour boiling water around bundt pan almost to the level of the pudding.
• Cover entire baking pan tightly with foil.
• Bake until pudding feels firm to the touch and a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Let cool 10 minutes, then invert over a plate to unmold.
• Serve warm with whipping cream or let cool completely and cover loosely until serving.
• Reheat in a 350 oven until warm, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Pudding: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 10-inch (14-cup) Bundt pan, preferably nonstick; sprinkle with granulated sugar, tapping out excess.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat 2 sticks butter with granulated sugar and 1 cup brown sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined and scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Reduce speed to low; add buttermilk and vanilla and beat until incorporated (mixture will appear curdled). Gradually add flour mixture, then pumpkin, beating just until combined.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until a tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs and top begins to crack, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine syrup, cream, remaining 1 stick butter, and remaining 1 1/2 cups brown sugar in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, just until butter melts and mixture becomes a smooth, shiny glaze.
• Remove pudding from oven and immediately prick all over with a wooden skewer, being sure to penetrate all the way to bottom of pan. Drizzle half of glaze evenly over pudding. Let cool to room temperature in pan on a wire rack, at least 2 1/2 hours.
• Hard sauce: Beat butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in confectioners' sugar and bourbon.
• When ready to serve, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Warm pudding in oven, 15 minutes; remove from oven. Center a heatproof rimmed cake stand or plate over pan, then quickly invert together to release pudding. Rewarm remaining glaze over low heat, stirring until smooth, and pour over pudding, or serve alongside, with hard sauce.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. In another bowl, cream the butter & sugar until well blended. Add eggs one at a time to the butter/sugar mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin, rum, lemon peel and vanilla to wet ingredients. Stir in flour mixture until well mixed. Scrape the batter into a buttered (baker's joy) 8-9 cup bundt pan and set the pan in a 12x17 inch baking pan. Place on bottom rack of a 350 F oven. Carefully pour boiling water around the bundt pan (into baking pan) almost to the level of the pudding in bundt pan. Cover entire baking pan (not just the bundt pan) tightly with foil. Bake until pudding feels firm to the touch and a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean...about 1 hr. Let cool 10 minutes, then invert over a plate to unmold. Serve warm with whip cream or let cool completely and cover loosely until serving. Reheat in a 350 oven until warm, about 10 min.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Cut pumpkin into small manageable pieces and cut off pith and seeds.
• Place cut pumpkin skin side up in a large roasting pan. Add 1/4 inch of water and bake uncovered for 1 hour or until tender. Remove from oven and allow pumpkin to cool.
• When cooled, cut away skin and mash or puree. Use in any recipe that calls for canned pureed pumpkin.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Using a pastry brush, butter the interiors of six mini Bundt pans. Set aside.
• Place fresh ginger and 3/4 cup hot water in small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat; strain into a bowl; discard ginger. Add molasses and baking soda to liquid. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, and baking powder. Set the mixture aside.
• In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and set on medium-high speed, beat remaining 4 tablespoons butter and brown sugar together until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add egg, and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce to low speed, and add pumpkin purée, mixing until just incorporated. Alternately add one quarter of dry ingredients and one third of molasses mixture, ending with dry ingredients. Mix on low speed, scraping bowl after each addition, until incorporated. Transfer mixture to Bundt pans, filling halfway. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 20 minutes.
• Invert Bundt pans onto a sheet pan; tap firmly several times on hard back surface of Bundt pans to release cakes.
• Serve the pumpkin pudding cakes with whipped cream and garnish with candied ginger and fresh mint, if desired.