In this article about Christmas recipe pumpkin cake with walnuts: Earlier we shared a recipe for a pumpkin casserole, but that orange fellow is multifunctional! You can also make a delicious cake from pumpkin. Packed with tasty autumn and winter spices like speculaas and cinnamon, this cake is the perfect snack for the dark days. Are you having visitors for Christmas and want to bake something that is also deliciously healthy? This pumpkin cake is delightful with coffee or tea. This way, you can sneak in some extra veggies!
Christmas recipe pumpkin cake with walnuts explained
Ingredients
3 eggs
400 grams pumpkin cubes
two teaspoons coconut blossom sugar
150 grams oat flour
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
3 tablespoons cookie and speculaas spices
2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 handfuls of walnuts
coconut oil
Preparation method
Set the oven to the grill setting and let it preheat.
Spread the pumpkin cubes over a baking dish and drizzle with some olive oil and cinnamon. Let roast for 10-15 minutes until the pumpkin is soft.
Meanwhile, put the oat flour, eggs, coconut blossom sugar, baking powder, and protein powder in the blender and mix until a batter forms.
Remove the pumpkin from the oven and puree the pieces with an immersion blender.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Add the pumpkin puree and spices to the batter and mix again.
Stir the walnuts into the batter.
Grease the cake pan with coconut oil.
Pour the batter into the cake pan and place in the oven for 40 minutes.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. Enjoy your pumpkin cake!
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