Spaghetti Squash Coffee Cake

My friend told me that she makes most of her cake now by using a Vitamix blender.  At first, I was a little skeptical about her method of making cake by using a Vitamix. However, the Vitamix blender is perfect for beating the wet ingredients. I always have cake mix or self-rising flour in my kitchen. The spaghetti squash is left over from yesterday. Because I have thought of many recipes for cake before by using yellow, butternut, and zucchini squash and carrots before, then using spaghetti squash should not be any different no different. On the contrary, I think like spaghetti squash will make a moist and tender cake. This cake can be served in the morning for breakfast or with afternoon tea. My family is small, so every time I make spaghetti squash, there is always some leftover do create some other dishes. This is a healthy cake because most of the sweetness is from the squash, honey, and the applesauce.

Ingredients:
Dry ingredients:
2 cups self-rising flour or cake mix
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Wet ingredients:
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup cooked spaghetti squash
Streusel topping ingredients:
1/4 cup walnut, chopped
1/4 cup butter, diced
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oat meal
2 tbs all-purpose flour

Directions;
Preheat oven to 350°.
Grease and flour a 9 inch diameter baking pan with oil or butter.

Sift all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Mix the streusel topping ingredients in a bowl. Use a fork to mix until combined.

Combine the wet ingredients except the cooked spaghetti in a Vitamix container and secure the lid. Select the variable1 speed.

 

Turn the machine on and slowly increase the speed to Variable 10.  Blend for 15 seconds. Add the squash and blend for 2 seconds.
Fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients using a spatula to mix. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

 Top with streusel and bake in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

 

Serve warm.