Flourless Pumpkin Cake
Flourless Pumpkin Cake is a delicious gluten free dessert with no added fat.
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
- 10 inch tart pan
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 12 ounces canned pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 3 cups almond meal or almond flour
- confectioner's sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F Lightly butter the bottom and sides of a 10 inch tart pan with removable bottom, or a springform pan.
- Whisk or beat together the eggs and sugar, then beat in the pumpkin, baking powder, and spices. I do this in my food processor, but you don't have to. Just make sure the eggs and sugar are well combined.
- Fold in the almond flour. Turn the batter into your pan, and smooth it out with an offset spatula so that the surface is completely flat and even.
- Place your pan on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes, or just until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (it will be moist, but no wet batter clinging to it.) Don't over bake this cake.
- Let cool on a rack and then remove from the pan. Dust with confectioner's sugar, or decorate with a lace pattern (see post for specific directions.)
Notes
I recommend almond flour for this cake. You can also use almond meal, which is a little coarser, but the texture of the cake will be rougher. You can also make your own almond flour by grinding raw or blanched almonds in a high speed blender or food processor, but that will also yield a rougher texture. Not necessarily a bad thing, but be aware.
*See the post for details on how to make your own almond flour, and how to decorate this cake with a powdered sugar lace pattern.
Nutrition
Calories: 298 kcal · Carbohydrates: 30 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5 g · Trans Fat: 0.01 g · Cholesterol: 49 mg · Sodium: 21 mg · Potassium: 132 mg · Fiber: 5 g · Sugar: 22 g · Vitamin A: 5366 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 106 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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