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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Every bite of this moist pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting is a celebration of fall. It’s a refreshingly different way to enjoy the pumpkin flavors you love.

Prep: 15 Cook: 40 Total: 55 minutes
Yield 9 slices 1x
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Ingredients

Bars

  • 2.5 cups almond flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Frosting:

  • 2 tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8×8 baking dish.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together three eggs, pumpkin, coconut oil. maple syrup, and vanilla.
  4. Add wet ingredients to try and mix together.
  5. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool.
  6. While baking, use a hand mixer to beat together frosting ingredients until smooth. Once cake has cooled completely, frost.
Author: Erin Antoniak Category: dessert, gluten-free, pumpkin Method: oven Cuisine: American Diet: Gluten Free