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Ingredients

9 servings
  1. 250 g gluten-free / plain flour (2 cups + 2 tbsp)
  2. 1/4 tsp xanthan gum if using GF flour
  3. 170 g pumpkin puree (3/4 cup)
  4. 150 g granulated sugar (3/4 cup)
  5. 50 g soft brown sugar (1/4 cup)
  6. 80 ml melted coconut oil (1/3 cup)
  7. 60 ml light coconut milk (1/4 cup)
  8. 2 tbsp maple syrup
  9. 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  10. 2 tsp baking powder
  11. 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  12. 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  13. 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  14. For the Icing
  15. 250 g icing sugar / powdered (2 cups)
  16. 100 g Stork gold foil Block Margarine (scant 1/2 cup)
  17. 2 tbsp mixed spice / pumpkin pie spice plus extra to garnish
  18. Light coconut milk to thin

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to gas 5 / 190C / 375F and line & grease a 9 inch square tin

  2. 2

    Simply dump all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix together. No need to separate the wet from the dry, just throw them all in

  3. 3

    The mixture should be thick like a banana bread

  4. 4

    Spread the batter out in the tin

  5. 5

    Bake for 25 - 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle pulls out clean and the sides of the cake are pulling away from the tin

  6. 6

    Let the cake cool in the tin before turning out

  7. 7

    Beat the icing ingredients together an add just enough milk to thin down to a spreading consistency

  8. 8

    When the cake is completely cooled, spread with the icing and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon

  9. 9

    Cut into squares to serve

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