As you all have noticed I am on a current pumpkin kick, once I open a some pumpkin puree I use it all in however many recipes it takes. Luckily that got me to this one I get to share with all of you. It is an amazing Pumpkin Cake with walnuts and enjoy life chocolate chips topped with an amazing Cinnamon Frosting that I got from my awesome friends Hayley and Bill at Primal Palate. Hope you enjoy and share with everyone (if you don’t eat it all yourself)
Pumpkin Cake with Cinful Frosting
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Serves: 10
Ingredients
Cake
- 3/4 cup of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup of coconut flour
- 1/2 cup of coconut oil, melted
- 6 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp of baking powder
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips
Frosting
- 1 cup palm shortening
- 1 tbsp raw organic honey
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 400 Degrees faranheit
- Sift the coconut flour and spices together, then add baking powder
- In a seperate bowl, mix all remaining ingredients except walnuts and chocolate chips until well blended
- Add the sifted flour and spices to the pumpkin puree and mix well
- Now fold in your chopped walnuts and chocolate chips and ensure an even distribution of ingredients
- Grease your loaf pan with something of your choice, I used coconut oil
- Fold all of your batter into your loaf pan and place in the oven
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test
Frosting
- While your cake is baking, combine all of the frosting ingredients in a bowl and using a hand mixer or whisk, mix well until it becomes fluffy, use immediately or refrigerate for up to a week
- If you don’t let your cake completely cook before you frost it, your frosting will melt and turn into a cinnamon drizzle
- Remove your cake from the oven and let completely cool on a wire rack
- Once cool frost with your cinful frosting with as much as you like
- Serve and enjoy
Can you sub stevia for honey? Or inulin?
Sure, it should work fine I have just never used either
I made the pumpkin cake tonight and it was Delicious but, since I had left over purée I made a second batch and made COOKIES instead!! You Must try if you haven’t already. They turned out Awesome!! I baked them at 400 for 12-14 mins…perfection!!
Side note: I tried to give you 5 stars but, my iPhone wouldn’t let me select it :( Stupid smartphone!
Oh Diana that sounds amazing. I just wrote it on my list of things to do :)
This looks so wonderful!! Any suggestions on what I could use instead of eggs? I am on an autoimmune protocol and cannot have them.
You could try and sub apple sauce
Heather-Did you try it w/o eggs? I
Awesome! I didn’t do the chocolate chips or walnuts but it was still so good! The texture was killer, not dry like some coconut flour recipes can be. It was yummy with out the frosting but over the top awesome with it! Very satisfying with out being overly sweet. I really like the nutritional ratio of it too, lots of eggs, coconut oil, pumpkin, I will definitely be making this again!! Thank you for another great recipe!!
You are so welcome. Thanks for all the awesome feedback
Making this today. I love that its a treat without going crazy w the honey
Can’t wait to hear how you like it
I’m in love ❤ …these are so Cinful and addicting. In the past week I have already made them twice…Boy do I need to start working out . Thanks George for a awesome recipe!
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You are so welcome
Okay, you got me. I'm going to make this, but because I am short of time these are going to be made into muffins. And for the frosting, well, I don't have any of the shortening so I will try with butter…and make a nice melty butter topping. :)
Is there anything you can use in place of the palm shortening? I have been unable to find it! :(