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Gluten-free Pumpkin Spice Cake
This is my favorite gluten free pumpkin recipe! If you love pumpkin, you're going to fall head over heels for this amazing gluten-free pumpkin spice cake, the perfect break from pumpkin pie. Moist, tender, and topped with cranberries and glaze, this is an easy treat to whip up for a cozy fall afternoon tea.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 601 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free flour
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup fresh pumpkin puree canned pumpkin puree is also fine
For drizzle glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup fresh cranberries optional, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9x13 inch pan.
- Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and pumpkin puree.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients.
- Spread in pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool completely in pan.
- For drizzle glaze:
- Mix powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Add more milk gradually until the glaze is thick but pourable.
- Transfer glaze to a small plastic bag and snip corner, or drizzle the glaze in a zigzag pattern over cooled bars with a spoon.
- Top with sliced cranberries, if desired.
- Let glaze set for about 15 minutes before cutting into bars, or leaving as is for a more traditional cake.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Notes
- Notes: You can top this cake with cream cheese frosting as the cake cools.
Nutrition Information
Calories
601kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
97g
(32%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
634mg
(26%)
Potassium
122mg
(3%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
45g
(90%)
Vitamin A
7351IU
(147%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 601
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 601kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 97g | 32% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 634mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 45g | 90% |
| Vitamin A | 7351IU | 147% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.