Flourless vegan pumpkin and coconut cake
This pumpkin and coconut cake has a sweet flavor and a texture as juicy as it is irresistible. And the natural sweetness of the pumpkin, together with the soft notes of coconut, make this dessert one of the most addictive.
Apart from its impressive flavor and texture, another of the strengths of this cake is that it does not contain any type of flour, which makes it even healthier and also suitable for people with celiac disease or who do not consume gluten.
Thus, replacing the flours with ground almonds and using an ingredient as sweet and soft as pumpkin, we will obtain a dessert with an incredibly rich and delicate extra juiciness.
But the best thing about this cake is that it does not contain any eggs or dairy, since it is made only with ingredients of vegetable origin, so it is free of cholesterol, lactose and harmful fats. In this way we can enjoy their impressive taste without any remorse, because we will be giving a healthy whim with which in addition to our health, we will be protecting the animals and the environment.
As for its nutritional properties, this dessert is rich in carotenes , coumarins (antioxidants), lycopene , carbohydrates , proteins , fiber , vitamins of group B ( B1 , B2 , B3 , B5 , B6 and B9 or folic acid ), copper , chromium , phosphorus , potassium and selenium .
As instead of flours, it has almonds, this gives us extra doses of proteins and, in addition, phytosterols , omegas 3 , 6 and 9 , vitamins A , E and B7 , calcium , iron , magnesium and zinc .
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- Step 1In a pot, cook the pumpkin covered with water and let it be done for 20 minutes. When it is soft, we extinguish the fire and we put it to drain in a drainer.
- Step 2In a small bowl, we toss the ground flax seeds, add the water, mix and let it rest for 10 minutes so that the mixture thickens.
- Step 3In a bowl, put the pumpkin and crush well to form a kind of dense mash. Add the oil, mix, add the mixture of flax seeds and water and stir to integrate well with the pumpkin. Add the coconut, the almond flour, the sugar and the yeast, and stir again until all the ingredients are well combined and obtain a homogeneous mass. We reserve
- Step 4Preheat the oven for 10 minutes with heat up and down to 175 º and, after this time, place the dough in a mold with the bottom covered with baking paper to prevent sticking, and bake for 25 minutes, watching that it does not burn . After this time, we make sure that the cake is well cooked by inserting a toothpick and checking that it comes out clean.
- Step 5Take the cake out of the oven, let it cool down and, if desired, sprinkle a little grated coconut on top as a decoration to make it more colorful.