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pumpkin cake
Erin Antoniak

Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 8 votes
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.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 9 slices
Course: Dessert, gluten-free, pumpkin
Cuisine: American
Calories: 511
Ingredients Method Nutrition

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

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8x8 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 11gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 352mgPotassium: 148mgFiber: 4gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 2650IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 156mgIron: 2mg

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