Swedish Cured Pork Loin
A cured and lightly smoked pork loin, often served thinly sliced. Delicately seasoned with herbs or juniper, it's commonly paired with mustard or potatoes—a nod to traditional Scandinavian fare.
Read MorePumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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This healthy pumpkin sheet cake is perfectly spiced from the pumpkin pie spice blend, a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. A tangy, sweet cream cheese frosting helps balance the flavors. This cake is perfect for any fall gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup unseasoned pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper, allowing it to overhang the edges. Coat with cooking spray.
- Whisk pastry flour, all-purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add pumpkin, water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; whisk until smooth. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack for 1 hour before frosting.
- Place cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth. Slowly add 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; beat on medium speed to combine. Add another 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat to combine. Add the remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar; beat on high speed until smooth and fluffy. Spread the frosting in an even layer over the cooled cake.
