I am so in love with the recipe I am sharing today! My vegan, gluten-free Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Cake is moist and dreamy and super rich in chocolate flavor, yet healthy enough to nibble all day long, guilt-free! Well, at least I am pretty short on guilt and I have been nibbling it all day long, pairing it with ginger tea and a latte. Get the recipe, a video how-to and a few little life updates!..
This Cake. This cake is amazing! The thick batter produces a dreamy, moist and chocolate-y cake.
This is a rich chocolate cake infused with hemp seeds, oats, coconut sugar, coconut oil, vanilla bean, a hint of espresso, cinnamon and of course plenty of chocolate. Three ways of c-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e...
Chocolate in the cake, chocolate chips folded in and then a chocolate ganache drizzle on top. Ooey-gooey chocolate messiness in every amazing bite.
All that pumpkin adds fiber, vitamin A and moisture. The hemp seeds add some protein and oomph. Basically, this recipe ROCKS.
Have your pumpkin .. and eat chocolate too.
Life stuff. The past week I was in Las Vegas with some great friends, food and fun. It was all in honor of Food Fight Write, a food blogging and writing conference. Here are some of my Instagrams from the fun days in Vegas..
You can imagine all this adventure-ing to the tune of Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off." 😉
Now back to the recipe!.. Watch me make the cake, and get the recipe below.
Triple Chocolate Vegan Pumpkin Cake
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Published 11/16/2014
Ingredients
- Dry:
- 3 cups of oat flour (processed from whole rolled oats)
- ⅓ cup hemp seeds
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Wet:
- 16oz. pumpkin puree, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1oz. espresso (1 shot, slightly cooled)
- ⅓ cup virgin coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar
- fold in: ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
- Ganache:
- 1 ½ tablespoon virgin coconut oil
- 1 ½ tablespoon vegan chocolate chips
- Greasing baking dish: 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Process enough oats to make 3 cups of oat flour. Usually about 1 ¼ cups of oats for every cup of oat flour. Then add the hemp seeds to your 3 cups of oat flour and process for a few more seconds, to process the hemp seeds into hemp flour.
- Add the oat and hemp flour to a large mixing bowl and add in the remaining dry ingredients: baking powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, salt. Stir to combine.
- Add all the wet ingredients to the dry bowl and fold until a thick batter forms. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Grease an 8 x 8 inch brownie or cake dish with a teaspoon of coconut oil.
- Pour batter into greased dish and spread and smooth out top. Mixture will be nice and thick.
- Bake at 400 degrees for ten minutes, reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Pull cake out of oven and set aside while you create the ganache. Heat the ganache ingredients in the microwave for 20-30 seconds to melt. Stir briskly to combine and smooth into a silky chocolate mixture. Pour the ganache over top the cooling cake.
- Serve right away, super warm and ooey-gooey, or cool for at least a half hour before serving. Store in the fridge for up to a few days. For longer storage, freeze in pre-cut squares.
Yield: 12 slices
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 12 mins.
Cook time: 00 hrs. 25 mins.
Total time: 37 mins.
Nutrition
- Calories: 275 kcal
- Fat: 12g
- Dietaryfiber: 5.3g
- Totalcarbs: 39g
- Protein: 6.4g
Tags: chocolate,dessert,pumpkin,vegan,thanksgiving,cake,glutenfree,baking,bakery,
Polina says
Did it today with some light changes (hadn't enough pumpkin, so added banana, and also omit sugar, just added some date syrup. And pumpkin seeds instead of hemp.). It's so delicious! Thank you so much, you are such a sunshine with wonderful recipes:)
Megan Jones says
Can you sub bananas for the pumpkin?
Kathy Patalsky says
Yes! For a banana spin, absolutely!
Megan Jones says
Awesome. Thanks!
Gema says
Hi Kathy,
I was wondering if it's ok that I repost your recipe in my blog, translated into Spanish. I did your cake for a birthday party for non vegans friends and it was a success so I wanted to add it to my blog.
Thanks a lot!
becky says
Followed the directions exactly, came out just like the pictures!!!!!!!
This was by far the most talked about dish at the office holiday potluck!
Kristen says
I was so excited to make this and share it with my neighbors. I made it on Tuesday night, but wasn't as thrilled with it as I had hoped I'd be. It's great, so I think I'll try making it again with some tweaks. It was a little dry, so I'm thinking of adding in some unsweetened applesauce. We really noticed the hemp, which surprised me. The general consensus (3 adults, 2 discerning teenagers) was that the hemp seeds were a bit gritty. Since I had oat flour on hand already, I pulverized the hemp seeds in my coffee grinder. I think I should have gone a bit finer. I did amp up the chocolate chips, which was a good call on my part. 1/4 cup is hardly enough!! 😉 I love the idea of this cake, though, so I'll definitely try it again.
Kathy Patalsky says
Hi Kristen, the only reason I could see it being too dry is if the flour or seeds were not fine enough and also if your pumpkin was a bit on the dry side. Pumpkin purée can vary greatly between brands and even between batches from the same brand, so if it seems a bit dry I try and add a splash more liquid. Sorry you didn't like them hemp flavor, I can never even taste my hemp seeds but maybe that is just my palate. I tried to keep the chips in the low side for nutritional reasons, but yes you can also add more chips to any of my recipes depending on how chocolate-y you like things. Hope you can try again with more success.
Kristen says
If I view it as a brownie and not a cake, it's awesome. I'm not going to lie - I had it for breakfast yesterday morning. The more I eat of it, the more I realize I really have to process the hemp seeds a lot more. I think that will do a lot. My pumpkin puree was pretty thick, so I do think I lost a little moisture there.
becky says
you must not have used the best pumpkin, mine came out just like the photos! just don't use the pumpkin from brands where it is dry
Heather McClees says
Everything about this is AMAZINGLY perfect! STELLAR Kathy! And you are such a dream, love the video!!:)
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you Heather!
Julianne Saltalamacchia says
Is oat flour something I can buy? The last time I tried to make it using rolled oats for one of your recipes, my food processor wouldn't get it quite fine enough. The waffles that I made turned out really...chunky. Hahaha What do you suggest? Or is there another flour I could use? I want to make this for Thanksgiving!!!! Looks delicious
Kathy Patalsky says
Yes you can buy air flour or you can substitute with your favorite flour that you have on hand.
kathy says
I made this cake and it was so yummy. Thanks.
Kathy Patalsky says
Good to hear! 🙂
Terri Chrisman says
So I just made it and it turned out a little dry. Still yummy, but I think I need to try it again to get perfection. I used flax instead of hemp and I added some almond milk to get to your video consistency. Just a little tweaking and I think we should be there.
Terri Chrisman says
I am SO making this as soon as I get home.
GlutenFreeHappyTummy says
looks like a fun trip! and wow what a delicious cake!
Laurie A. says
This looks absolutely, mouthwateringly amazing!!
Christina says
What do you use to film and edit your videos? Love your use of oat flour and pumpkin. Pinned!
Kathy Patalsky says
thank you Caitlin!
Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit says
I'm speechless! OMG <3
Kathy Patalsky says
🙂 glad you like it Natalie!
susan818 says
Could you use flax seed instead of hemp seeds?
Kathy Patalsky says
sure! You could even use walnuts, almond or pecans. The flavor and texture will vary a bit, but the idea is to add some oomph via nut or seed "flour"
susan818 says
Thanks, Kathy- love your blog!
Renard Moreau says
[ Smiles ] Great! Chocolate and pumpkin — the perfect combination!
Kathy Patalsky says
thanks!
Renard Moreau says
[ Smiles ] You are welcome, Kathy.
Pam Bashian Tewes says
Looks amazing!! Great project for a rainy day today! Can I use whole wheat pastry flour instead of oat flour? I have that on hand today!
Can I use whole wheat pastry flour instead of oat flour
Kathy Patalsky says
yes you certainly could! If the texture looks off, check out my video for the correct texture, you may want to add a splash of soy milk to loosen things up, or another scoop of flour to thicken things up. I hope the video helps a bit with what the batter looks like! The pumpkin makes it super moist even though it looks really thick.
Pam Bashian Tewes says
thanks! you are an awesome inspiration to me. I made it and it was joyous!
John Hartil says
How stunningly gorgeous!!
Kathy Patalsky says
thank you John!
Sew Vegan says
Darn, I'm out of hemp seeds and want to make this for company coming in two days! Any suggestions for hemp seed replacement?
Kathy Patalsky says
yup! I mentioned in a comment above that any nut or seed COULD be subbed, but the texture and flavor will vary a bit. I would try pecans, walnuts or flax seeds as a first choice sub...
Jennifer Solomon says
So glad to see you reconsidered using pumpkin!!!
Kathy Patalsky says
haha lol. Yup, I am all over the BOXED pumpkin this season 😉
plus my friend bought me a snazzy can opener that opens cans without any sharp edges. genius.
Sophie says
MMMMMMMMM,..This dessert looks smashingly fabulous even! Yummm!
Kathy Patalsky says
thank you! It was a winner 😉
Liz Thomson says
Ohhhh my gosh. That looks ooey-gooey amazing!
Kathy Patalsky says
yes indeedy. ooeygooeyness bliss can be best experienced consuming this gem like 30 minutes out of the oven. 🙂
Yoojin Lee says
i think this shall be our thanksgiving dessert! 😀
Kathy Patalsky says
yes! Thanksgiving dessert for the chocolate lovers out there.
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
And That is how you make cake. Good grief I think I could get lost in that cake. Looks so good! Thanks for sharing. This might be going to friendsgiving!
Kathy Patalsky says
haha and to think this started out as a chocolate loaf, aka "bread" .. I quickly decided it needed to be a full on CAKE sort of recipe. But still pretty healthy for all that yum! thank you 🙂
Maureen says
I want to pick up one of those pieces of cake and eat it right now.
Kathy Patalsky says
Haha wish you could!