Best Gluten Free Pecan Pumpkin Cake Recipes

PECAN-PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 3 (8-inch) round pans with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin and oil with whisk until combined. In medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well blended. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. (Batter will be thick.) Stir in 1/2 cup of the nuts. Spoon and spread batter evenly into pans (about 1 1/2 cups batter in each pan).
• Bake 19 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla until well blended. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and creamy.
• Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Frost top of layer with 3/4 cup of the frosting. Top with another cake layer and 3/4 cup of the frosting. Top with remaining cake layer and frosting. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts. Store covered in refrigerator.

PUMPKIN-PECAN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs, cinnamon, ginger and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in 3/4 cup pecans. Pour into pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let stand 20 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 1-quart saucepan, cook butter, brown sugar, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and whipping cream over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; pour into medium bowl. Cool 20 minutes. With whisk, beat in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Immediately pour over cake. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons pecans on top. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

GLUTEN-FREE PECAN PIE BUNDT CAKE WITH PECAN CRUMBLE AND PRALINE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the gluten-free flour blend: In a large bowl, whisk together the rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, xanthan gum and salt.
• For the pecan crumble: In a small bowl, stir together the pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon with 2 teaspoons gluten-free flour blend.
• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 12-cup bundt cake pan with butter or gluten-free cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the baking powder, baking soda and salt with 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour blend.
• Using an electric mixer, in a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the egg mixture, alternating and beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Transfer half of the batter to the prepared pan and sprinkle half of the pecan crumble mixture on top. Repeat with the remaining batter and pecan crumble mixture. Using a butter knife, swirl the crumble mixture into the batter in a crisscross motion. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack and invert onto a cake plate.
• For the frosting: In a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil over medium heat. Let boil 1 minute, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Gradually whisk in the confectioners' sugar until combined. Whisk for about 3 minutes to cool slightly; pour the frosting over the cooled cake and top immediately with the pecans to decorate.

GLUTEN FREE APPLE PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat to 350°F.
• Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs.
• Add oil, applesauce, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon; beat well.
• Stir in baking mix.
• Add apples, raisins, and pecans and stir just until combined.
• Pour into greased cake pan.
• Bake 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool slightly and remove from pan.
• Meanwhile prepare the frosting.
• Cream together cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
• Add maple syrup and then powdered sugar, one cup at a time. Add more maple syrup, if necessary.
• Frost cake when completely cool.