Pumpkin Spice Cake with Lupi Cardamom Frosting
Time: 30 min + 40 min baking time — Difficulty:★★☆ — Portions: 6-8 — @cheftosca
Ingredients:
For the cake
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line and lightly oil a 20 cm cake tin.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, brown sugar, oil, dairy-free milk, vinegar (or lemon juice) until smooth and well combined.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, pumpkin spice mix, cinnamon, and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Fold gently with a spatula until just combined, avoid overmixing.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
6. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then flip it over on a plate.
For the frosting
1. In a small saucepan, combine the La Cooking Cream, cardamom powder, star anise, vanilla pod, and powdered sugar.
2. Warm gently over low heat until it just begins to steam (do not boil).
3. Remove from the heat, cover, and let the mixture infuse for 10-15 minutes so the spices release their flavour.
4. Pour the cream through a fine sieve to remove the spices and vanilla pod. Press gently to extract as much flavour as possible without forcing solids through.
5. In a blender, combine the infused cream with the Lupi nature until smooth, glossy, and slightly airy. Add the cream little by little until you reach that desired texture.
Assembling
1. Spread the frosting generously over the cooled cake.
2. Garnish with chopped pecans, orange zest, a pinch of paprika, or a drizzle of maple syrup, depending on the finish you want.
Ingredients (20 cm ⌀ round cake tin):
- Wet ingredients
. 200 g pumpkin purée
. 120 g brown sugar
. 70 g neutral oil
. 180 g dairy-free milk (soy, oat…)
. 8 g apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- Dry ingredients
. 190 g pumpkin purée
. 6 g baking powder
. Pumpkin spice mix: ½ tsp ground cloves, ½ tsp of ground nutmeg, ½ tsp ground ginger and 1½ tsp of cinnamon powder
. ½ tsp vanilla powder
. 1g salt
- For the frosting
. 1 package Lupi nature (140 g)
. 150 g New Roots La Cooking Cream
. 40 g powdered sugar
. 1 tsp Cardamom powder
. 1 piece star anise
. 1 vanilla pod
- Optional toppings
. Pecan nuts
. Orange peel
. Paprika
. Maple syrup
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