Dessert: Top-Rated Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Top-Rated Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup water
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, allspice and cloves
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Confectioners' sugar
Reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, optional

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, buttermilk, oil, water, eggs, egg whites and vanilla until well blended.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking power, salt, nutmeg, allspice and cloves; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended. Stir in raisins and chocolate chips.
Transfer to a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 ° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve with ice cream if desired.

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