Whole Wheat Pumpkin Cake Recipe for Toddlers and Kids | Celebrating the Fourth Blog Anniversary

Eggless whole wheat pumpkin cake: Delicious cake recipe made with whole wheat flour, pumpkin, walnuts, and no eggs! Pumpkin is a versatile vegetable and I would love to try dessert recipes with pumpkin. I have already shared  Pumpkin kheer and pumpkin halwa. This pumpkin cake is my recent try. I just referred this and tweaked it a bit! It turned out surprisingly good, should say it is the best soft whole wheat cake I ever baked.

This pumpkin cake can be given to toddlers after one year. Check out other healthy cake recipes for toddlers and kids here.

GKFoodDiary is Four today. Yes, today is our fourth blog Anniversary. Four years ago, I  had just started my journey; I had no idea how long would it go. But here we are celebrating four long years, and this wouldn't be possible without our readers! Thank you so much all for the warm support you all have given! Do continue your support and I need all your encouragement for all my future endeavors 🙂 And to celebrate this occasion I chose this pumpkin cake to mark the achievement.

Now Let's get on to check how to make this healthy egg-less whole wheat pumpkin cake.

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Pumpkin Cake Recipe for Toddlers and Kids

Pumpkin Cake- no fuss, egg-less cake recipe with whole wheat flour, pumpkin puree, and walnuts.

Course Cakes

Cuisine World

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Author Kalyani

Ingredients

• Whole Wheat Flour -1.5 cupsWhole Wheat Flour -1.5 cups
• Pumpkin Puree - 1 cupPumpkin Puree - 1 cup
• Olive oil/sunflower oil/odorless oil- 1/3 cupOlive oil/sunflower oil/odorless oil- 1/3 cup
• Vannila Essence - 1 tspVannila Essence - 1 tsp
• Curd/Yogurt - 1/2 cupCurd/Yogurt - 1/2 cup
• Brown Sugar/White Sugar - 2/3 cupBrown Sugar/White Sugar - 2/3 cup
• Baking Soda - 1/2 TspBaking Soda - 1/2 Tsp
• Baking Powder - 1 TspBaking Powder - 1 Tsp
• Salt - 1/8 TspSalt - 1/8 Tsp
• Broken Walnuts - 1/4 cupBroken Walnuts - 1/4 cup

Instructions

• Keep all the ingredients ready. Also, preheat the oven to 180 deg C for 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, add 1 cup of pumpkin puree and oil.
• Now add curd and sugar.
• Then add vanilla extract. Mix it well until the sugar is dissolved completely and the mixture is creamy.
• Place a sieve over the mixing bowl. Add 1.5 cups of wheat flour and baking powder.
• Then add Baking soda and salt.
• Sift the whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. The final batter should be slightly thick.
• Finally, add in broken walnuts and give a quick mix.
• Grease a cake pan with oil. Pour the mixture to the cake tin and gently tape it. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 deg C for 35 -40 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the cake pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool it down completely and cut into pieces!

Nutrition

Serving: 20g

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Here is the video of how to make the pumpkin cake recipe

Method:

1. Keep all the ingredients ready. Also, preheat the oven to 180 deg C for 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, add 1 cup of pumpkin puree and oil.

2. Now add curd and sugar.

• I used homemade pumpkin puree; You can use storebought one too.
• If the final mixture is too thick after adding wheat flour mix, add few tbsp of milk to get the desired consistency.
• Don't over mix after adding the dry ingredients, fold them for 10-15 seconds.
• This pumpkin cake stays well for four days at room temperature and keeps good for a week if stored in the refrigerator.
• You could use any nuts of your choice instead of walnuts.
• Mixing and measurements are most important for the perfect cake.