Sweet Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients
550g pumpkin flesh (cut into wedges)
230ml corn oil
250g brown sugar
3 eggs
225g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder

Topping
Some pistachios (roasted, chopped)
Some pumpkin flesh (thinly sliced)

Method:

1. Put the pumpkin on a steaming tray and steam until soft. Mash and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
2. Sieve together the self-raising flour, baking soda and baking powder.
3. Place oil and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk on high speed for 2 minutes. Then whisk in eggs, one at a time.
4. Add in sieved ingredients on low speed. Add in mashed pumpkin and mix well.
5. Pour into prepared 9" square cake tin. Arrange sliced pumpkin on batter. Sprinkle with pistachios.
6. Bake for an hour until cake starts to shrink from the edges
7. Turn out and cool on the wire rack