Vegan Pumpkin Cake with Cinnamon Brown Butter Frosting
Taste the flavors of fall in this simple Vegan Pumpkin Cake recipe! Topped with a spiced cinnamon brown butter frosting, you'll want to eat this all autumn long.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Keyword: brown butter, cake, fall, pumpkin
Servings: 8large slices
Calories: 414kcal
Author: Emily
Ingredients
For vegan pumpkin cake (all ingredients at room temperature):
15oz.pumpkin puree1 can, nearly 2 cups
½cupneutral oilcanola, avocado
⅓cupplain yogurt of choice
1 ¼cupsorganic cane sugar
1teaspoonwhite or apple cider vinegar
2TBSbaking powder
¾teaspoonbaking soda
2teaspooncinnamon
1teaspoonnutmeg
1teaspoonpumpkin pie spiceoptional
2 ½cupsall purpose flour
¾teaspoonsea salt
For cinnamon brown butter frosting:
½stick vegan butterlike Miyokos
2 ¼cupspowdered sugar
2teaspoonvanilla extract
3TBSalmond milk
1teaspooncinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper. Oil the sides lightly.
In a medium bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, oil, yogurt, sugar, and vinegar.
In a large bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, optional pumpkin pie spice, flour, and salt. Slowly pour wet into dry, folding to combine. Try not to over-mix, just combine until there are no visible flour spots.
Pour mixture into prepared cake pan and tap the pan on the counter to release any air bubbles. Bake on the center rack for 50-65 minutes, until a tester (like a toothpick) stuck inside the cake comes out clean (without any crumbs).
While cake is cooling, prepare frosting by melting butter in a skillet on the stove. To brown it, cook over medium heat until the water inside starts to evaporate and it smells nutty. This normally takes 5-7 minutes. You should see little brown pieces forming. Remove from heat and let cool. Add in powdered sugar, vanilla vanilla, almond milk, and cinnamon. Stir to combine and chill until ready to use.
Using a spatula, frost the cake once it is completely cool. Store cake on the counter, covered, for 3-5 days.
Notes
Nutrition information is calculated for the cake alone, without frosting.