PUMPKIN CAKE
If it's pumpkin time and you're short of ideas for using this delicious vegetable, we bring you a pumpkin sponge cake recipe that will be a hit. Very common in the autumn months, pumpkin gives us a lot of scope for making both sweet and savoury recipes thanks to its versatility.
We show you how to make the best pumpkin sponge cake, very fluffy and also sweet, although our recipe is sugar-free. A very healthy dessert for which you only need pumpkin puree, Yosoy's oat drink, your favourite flour, sweeteners and spices of your choice.
Add dark chocolate and nuts to make the pumpkin and oatmeal sponge cake even better. You can serve it the same day if you have visitors or keep it and enjoy it as a delicious snack for the rest of the week - try the recipe and let us know how it turns out!
INGREDIENTS:
270 g 100% pumpkin purée
60 ml Yosoy oat drink
60 ml mild olive, sunflower or coconut oil
10 tablespoons agave syrup
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1 tbsp. with a mixture of spices to taste (clove, ginger, nutmeg, etc.)
150 g spelt flour
100 g buckwheat flour
1 sachet of baking powder
35 g chopped chocolate
70 g chopped walnuts
PREPARATION (STEP BY STEP)
This pumpkin sponge recipe is as easy as any other sponge cake, just mix the pumpkin puree with the flour and add the spices and extra ingredients of your choice. Garnish with leftover nuts and a little syrup, and it’s ready to eat!
1.Preheat the oven to 180º
2.Mix the purée with the oil, plant-based drink and syrup in a bowl.
3.Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt in another bowl and add the spices.
4.Gradually add the dry mixture to the liquid one until there are no lumps left.
5.Add the poppy seeds, the chopped chocolate and 40 g of nuts and mix gently.
6.Line or flour a cake mould and fill it with the mixture.
7.Sprinkle the remaining chopped nuts and a dash of syrup over the top to decorate.
8.Bake at 180º for about 40 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out dry.
Looking for other vegan cake recipes? At Yosoy we have the best recipes for chocolate sponge cake, banana bread and apricot cake – try them out and become a great baker!
