Description
A deliciously moist pumpkin cake that’s full of warm spices and free of dairy, eggs, and refined sugar. Includes a gluten-free variation as well!
Ingredients
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Pumpkin Cake: (gf cake recipe below)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
(or 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon each ginger and cloves)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup melted coconut oil
or avocado oil
- 1 3/4 cups coconut sugar
or brown sugar
- 1/2 cup almond milk or other milk of choice
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
Maple Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature (can use dairy-free)
- 4–5 tablespoons maple syrup, to taste
- 3–5 tablespoons almond milk or other milk of choice, until it reaches proper consistency
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cake:
- 2 cups gluten-free all purpose flour (I use King Arthur measure for measure gluten-free all-purpose flour
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- 1 cup superfine blanched almond flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
(or 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon each ginger and cloves)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
or avocado oil
- 1 3/4 cups coconut sugar
or brown sugar
- 1/3 cup almond milk or other milk of choice
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
Instructions
Pumpkin Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325ºF. Liberally grease a 12–cup bundt pan
pan with coconut oil or palm shortening and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour(s), baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt. Mix in oil, sugar, milk, vinegar, and puree, stirring together just until well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pan and spread across evenly. Place into the preheated oven and bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack or cake plate. Remove pan and cool completely before glazing.
Maple Cream Cheese Glaze:
- Place cream cheese into a mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer until creamy. Blend in maple syrup and then milk, a tablespoon at a time, just until the glaze is thin enough to pour over cake. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour glaze over cooled cake. Serves 12–16.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Category: Cake, Vegan