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Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake with Cranberries

Our gluten free pumpkin cake is moist, tender, and loaded with holiday flavor. Rich pumpkin cake studded with cranberries and topped with cream cheese frosting? Yes, you'll love it!
5 from 61 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 275 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly brush the bottom and sides of a 9x13 baking dish with coconut oil. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
  • Mix the pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, both sugars, eggs, vanilla extract, and cranberry extract in a large mixing bowl.
  • Then, mix in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and ginger with a rubber spatula until just combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and even it out with a spatula. Then, bake for 45 to 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool the cake for 10 minutes in the pan. Then, transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely. Alternatively, cool the cake in the pan. This will take an extra hour.
  • Mix the dairy free cream cheese frosting ingredients per the directions.
  • Frost the fully cooled cake with the frosting, slice, and enjoy!

Notes

Tips
  • Be sure to buy pumpkin puree, not pie filling. They're often sold near one another.
  • Make certain your baking soda is fresh. Expired leaveners won't give your cake the rise it needs.
  • Mix your cake batter ingredients until just combined to avoid a dense cake.
  • Bring your eggs to room temperature for easier, more complete incorporation.
  • Add an extra hour to your cooling time if you plan to cool the cake in the pan.
  • We used a dark pan for this recipe. If you use a light color or glass pan, check your cake for doneness about 10 minutes early.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 137mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 3gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 3356IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
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