Vegan Pumpkin Cake

This is a delicious snack or tea cake.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (or 2 cups fresh pumpkin cooked and mashed)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Grease an 8x8 baking pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
3. Place sugar, oil, syrup and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Whisk until sugar is dissolved.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, spices and salt.
5. In small alternating portions, add the flour mixture and pumpkin to the liquid ingredients. Begin and end with the flour mixture.
6. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
7. Bake 55 minutes to an hour.