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Vegan Pumpkin Cake (Oat and Almond Flour) with Cream Cheese Frosting

vegan pumpkin cake with oat and almond flour

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Ingredients

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Wet

  • 2 flax eggs ( 2 tbsp ground flax + 5 tbsp water)
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup vegan milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tbsp oil of choice

Dry

  • 1 1/2 cups + 2 tbsp oat flour (gluten free if needed)
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 tbsp arrowroot starch (or sub cornstarch)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp pumpkin spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 1/2 cups cashews (soaked 6+ hours)
  • 2/3 cup thick vegan yogurt (coconut is best)
  • 2-4 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (do not sub another oil)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Make your flax eggs by mixing flax and water. Let sit refrigerated for 10 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Mix together all of your wet ingredients including the set flax eggs in a large bowl until smooth. Pour in dry ingredients and mix.
  4. Pour batter into an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
  5. Let cake cool for at least 15 minutes.
  6. While cake is cooling make your frosting. Add all frosting ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
  7. Spread frosting on your cooled cake. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to set the frosting. Slice cake and enjoy.