Persimmon Spice Cake
Since the time I saw this cake baked by Meeta, it was the one in my next ‘to make’ list. So when the next ‘truckload’ of persimmons came in I made this simply delicious cake.
I am not listing down the steps here since it followed her recipe blindly. The ingredients mentioned in her recipe are in grams, so I used this site (which I also got from her blog) to convert into cups. The only thing which I don’t understand is the difference in colour. Her cake looks rich brown where as mine was not so dark. Any idea why???
Here goes the step by step pics for you all…..
See how weird it looks after it sets after mixing with baking soda!!!! I could hold a whole chunk on my spoon!!!!
One more pic which shows you how the persimon puree has set!!! (Mark the round edges of the bowl)
Along with the pecans and walnuts as mentioned by her, I also added these dried mixed fruits to it.
Instead of a round cake tin, I baked them in my longish bread tin. And since its slightly deeper than the normal cake tin I increased the baking time by about 15 mins.
And finally!!!!! the absolutely yummy delicious cake I have ever eaten baked!!!!!
Rich, moist and dense!!!!! Rich in flavours, moist with the fruit and dense in texture!!!! (I guess all my exclamation marks will tell you how awed I was with it :P )
By the time I mixed everyhting and finally added all the dry ingredients the quantity looked so huge that for once I thought I would have to invite all my neighbours over for tea with this (since we are just two of us in the house). And the aroma of all the spices was so rich, I am sure it would have reached all their houses :P . Next time I will half all the ingredients and bake, the trick which I used over here. In the evening when my hubby dear came home he knew at once that I was busy in the kitchen doing somehting since the aroma was all over the house!!!!! For more verdict, have a look at what Meeta says about it. 
Thanks meeta for sharing this wonderful recipe with us.
I googled a few other persimmon spice cake recipes which were more or less along the same lines. You can have a look at them here, here and here.
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looks fabulous ! step-by-step pics look good
Thanks Karthika!!!
Coffee! Brilliant. It looks amazing and the idea with the dried fruit is fantastic. I am not sure why there is such a difference in color - I used brown sugar. Did you too? But the most important thing is that it should have tasted good!
Hugs!
<strong>Thanks meeta
Yes I used brown sugar as well!!!!! And the dried fruit was tasting amazing……. I should have added some more!!!!! Thanks a lot for this one :)</strong>
Fantastic step-by-step instructions… me too baked the cake just this morning. Since I only ‘comment’ on blogs I didn’t take a picture:)
I think the sugar colour made the difference… can see it in the picture of butter+sugar creamed and ready… mine was darker. Also I suppose the foil lining the baking tin might have been another reason. I have seen recipes where a foil is used to prevent excessive browning… so try using a baking/parchment instead next time! Hope that helps…
Thanks Latha…… but I used brown sugar as wel!!!!!! May be the foil is the culprit……. next time I will just grease it.
I just love your step-by step pics. Even if I don’t make it, just the pics makes me feel as if I am right there in the kitchen. It’s amazing how you get such neat & beautiful pics in the in between times
Haha…. thanks Sandeepa….. a picture speaks a 1000 words!!!!! dont you think so….. If I am making somehting for the first time its nicer if I have pics to see and hance the same for my viewers.
<p>Coffee, love the way you show the step by step pics.Was not a big fan of cakes, but after coming to USA with the handy ovens and microwaves gave them a try and are now a part of my cooking.<br />
The cake sure looks delicious.</p>
Thanks Radha……. Its the same story as mine……. but now I don’t mind baking
Great looking cake, Coffee! Next time add a little dark molasses to get that rich dark color.Just a suggestion!:))
Enjoy your cake and eat it too!:D
Molasses it will be next time 
Thanks Asha
Wow Coffee, U must be a real foodie. I am a foodie myself but I like to cook and eat ‘healthy’ stuff which can be made in a jiffy. But I’m quite impressed with all these fancy recipes which makes my mouth water right now. C u around. Keep posting…
Thanks for dropping by Priyanka…… I am a foodie but I love to cook as much and hence the blog
Now thats something different, Coffee. What a great idea…
Thanks Nidhi….. It was Meeta’s idea.
Looks delicious Coffee ! Have never tried persimmon yet.
<strong>Do try it once
You will love it :)</strong>
Hi Coffee, Very nice recipe. Tempting to try. Viji
Dear Coffee..how are you.. sorry but not been touch recently. Hey cake looks devine. I wonder whats it like without eggs. I have tried persimon once before but never in a cake, sounds wonderful…I also have a problem in that my oven and me have a sour relationship…we don’t don’t get on, years of trying but we don’t get on…i can’t bake to save my life…we avoid each other now…~grin~…take care dear friend…keep in touch okay..
Hi Coffee,
That was really a very informative post. Kebabs look scrumptious!Also, thanks for commenting in my blog.
Happy Wedding Anniversary Coffee!!
No, I didn’t forget at all!:D
May you both have a wonderful and long lasting marriage with all the good luck and happiness in the world!Have a great day.
Hi Coffee,
The cake looks very delicious. I will try it out!!!