Satisfy your pumpkin cravings with this Flourless Paleo Pumpkin Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting. You won’t believe that it’s flour-less and made with only 7 ingredients! Also with a vegan option!
I am often referred to as “the trickster”. Not only can I do some pretty cool tricks in gymnastics, but I actually trick people into thinking certain things. Not gonna lie, sometimes I tell people that I’m Rachel and they believe me.
One time I convinced my 22 year old friend that chocolate milk was made from brown cows. Yeah I’m completely serious on that last sentence. This girl graduated college with a degree in medical lab science and was fooled by me.
I guess I sometimes “trick” too much so people start to not believe when I say certain things. Case in point: this recipe. Every single person who tried recipe couldn’t believe this cake was made sans flour. How does one make baked goods without the use of flour? You are tricking us Bethany, aren’t you?
Actually nah, not this time. You see, almond butter/cashew butter is one heck of a sub for flour in grain-free baked goods. I was amazed myself at how well this cake fluffed up.
The texture is moist and so fluffy (I could die!) and everything you want a cake to be. No fooling you here, pinky promise.
And now that the pumpkin craze has begun, I’ve been craving all things pumpkin. Before you know it, I’ll have a nice beta-carotene tan which is totally ok with me.
It’s mind blowing that no flour is needed to make this cake. Only 6 simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen:
Almond butter
Canned pumpkin
Maple syrup
Egg or flax egg
Vanilla extract
Baking soda
And if you’re feeling extra decadent, go for the Paleo Dark Chocolate Fudge Frosting courtesy of Erin from Texanerian Baking. It’s optional, but we all know a little chocolate never hurt nobody😏
Paleo Pumpkin Snack Cake with Dark Chocolate Fudge Frosting
An unbelievably moist flourless pumpkin cake is topped with thick dark chocolate fudge frosting. You won’t believe that this cake contains only 6 ingredients and is gluten-free, grain-free and refined sugar-free!
The BEST Flourless Paleo Pumpkin Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting {Vegan option}
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond OR cashew butter
- 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg beaten (sub flax egg for vegan option)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- Paleo Chocolate Fudge Frosting recipe link below
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl until mixture is smooth.
- Spread batter into 9x9 square pan sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until done. Let cool and spread frosting on top.
- Slice into 9-12 pieces.
- Enjoy!
- Adapted from my Paleo Dark Chocolate Fudge Zucchini Brownies
Notes
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You May Also Like:
Paleo Dark Chocolate Fudge Zucchini Brownies {Vegan option}
Pumpkin Coconut Breakfast Bars {Paleo + Vegan}
Questions of the day!
- Are you ready for pumpkin season yet?
- What’s your favorite recipe to make with pumpkin?
I LOVE all the pumpkin recipes my fav food bloggers are posting today! I am a serious sucker for pumpkin + chocolate so this basically looks like my dream cake. Heck to the YES, girl.
Yes pumpkin + Chocolate is SO GOOD! Thank you 🙂
I was BORN ready for pumpkin season. 😉 This cake looks absolutely amazing and I’m definitely going to make it this weekend for when my boyfriend comes to visit. He literally eats anything I make and I know we will DEVOUR this cake! 🙂
Well NOW I think I am going to bake something delicious like this for LUNCH!
Oh my this looks so amazing. I love that there isn’t any flour in this, perfect late afternoon snack! That frosting isn’t optional though yummmm!
So simple and delicious! Pinning because I can never say no to a cake. This would be great for breakfast too!
I’m forever getting asked by my family what the “trick” in in what I’m making. LOL! I love the looks of this… just pinned it to “trick” them wiith. 😉
Now I’ve seen and made my fair share of flourless cakes, but never ever do they have a perfect crumbly texture like that!!😍 There is really something to this nut butter based, must try. And chocolate + pumpkin = snack cake heaven <3
These totally have the potential to trick! They look “floury” :O Amazeeee!
Thank you Rebecca!
Thank you Natalie! I must have to say it’s probably one of our favorite creations ever!
Haha thank you Laura!
Thank you Megan! I agree, can’t go wrong with cake for breakfast 🙂
Haha you’re right, it’s really not optional!! Thank you Sam 🙂
haha this would be PERFECT for lunch!
Haha me too! I’m always ready for pumpkin! I’m sure he will LOVE this <3
This looks amazing Bethany. Considering this doesn’t have flour, doesn’t this have a more of a brownie texture? THis looks insane… anything flourless is a hit.
Oh these so wouldn’t last very long around me – especially with that frosting on board! Gimme!!
Oh these looks awesome!! Pumpkin everything, please!
omg these look so dense and chewy and delicious! i bet the almond butter and pumpkin is a wicked combo
Love the short ingredient list for this! I usually don’t get in the mood for pumpkin until October, but I already was craving it last week, so I whipped up my first pumpkin recipe of the season – a banana pumpkin bread. Yum!
These look really yummy!
This cake looks SO super delicious – I love anything with pumpkin in it! Such a wonderful veggie to use in sweet baking.
This looks amazing!! Love almond butter and pumpkin. Will have to try this!
thank you! it’s one great combo!
Thank you! all the pumpkin!
thank you!
thank you! Banana Pumpkin Bread sounds fab!
Thank you Beverly! They indeed are wicked good 🙂
I love All the pumpkin too!
Haha they lasted less than one day!
thank you! nope they are cakey! You would never guess that they are flourless!
We will just love you awesome pumpkin snack! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
HI Bethany & Rachel,
What a tasty and moist sounding snack cake. Pumpkin always makes any baked goods so delicious and healthy and adding the chocolate frosting make it a real winner especially for this time of year with Fall just around the corner. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
Praise the heavens pumpkin season is BAAACK! Combined with this amazing chocolate topping, these little cake bars look sooooo good!
I love pumpkin! This cake sounds amazing!! Sign me up for that beta kerotine tan!
YUM, I would TOTALLY want to dig into this amazing cake! I love that you’ve provided an egg free option. Thanks so much!
I need this in my life immediately, oh my goodness. YUM!
I LOVE PUMPKIN; and this is flourless? So I secretly or not so secretly am thankful for flourless recipes, because almond flour and coconut flour aren’t always the cheapest gluten free alternatives.
Love this! Of course, I love anything pumpkin + chocolate. 😉 Thank you so much for sharing it with us at Allergy Free Thursdays, I’m going to feature it at this week’s party! 🙂
This looks SO good! Pumpkin and chocolate are one of my favourite combos!
i’ll note this recipe in my pumpkin notebook 😀 it’s pumpkin season – that’s why i love the autumn. chocolate is always my family’s favorite. good idea for a weekend dessert. thanks for sharing this, friend.
Pumpkin, pumpkin, my favourite. Happy to see pumpkin in this recipe’s ingredients. Thanks for sharing and happy weekend, Bethany And Rachel.
this looks YUMMY. thanks for sharing the recipe
Really unbelievable recipe you shared.Still, we are eating from childhood but didn’t see the recipe before. You are so genius. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
Paleo Pumpkin Snack Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting, it’s a nice recipe.every member of my family satisfied
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂