Moist Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake with cream cheese frosting is the ultimate easy fall dessert! Dairy free option.

There is something about the combination of gluten free pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. Pumpkin and cream cheese just go hand in hand!

Since my family is dairy right now, I didn’t use my go-to easy cream cheese frosting, but instead whipped up a dairy free cream cheese frosting to spread over this gluten free pumpkin sheet cake.

The cake itself is super easy to whip up. No stand mixer required! It is very similar to my gluten free pumpkin cupcakes and my gluten free pumpkin spice latte cupcakes, but in a super easy sheet cake baked in a 9×13 pan.

I love baking sheet cakes in my glass pan that has a lid so that I can bake and store my finished frosted cake in the same dish. So easy! No fuss! This recipe also makes a great pumpkin snack cake!

I whisk together the dry ingredients, then make a “well” in the center and add the wet ingredients to the “well” so I can whisk just the wet ingredients together, and then stir the batter together. Then I only have to use 1 bowl too!

Once the cake is cool I spread the frosting on top, no need for a piping bag or any decorations, though I am always up for sprinkles! You could also garnish your cake with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.

As a busy work-at-home mom with 2 small kids I love recipes that make minimal dirty dishes, but don’t compromise on taste. This gluten free pumpkin cake is that kind of recipe!

This is the perfect pumpkin cake recipe to bring to a gluten free potluck or to enjoy with family and friends to make any day a little bit more special.

1 sheet cake

Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake

Name: Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 1 sheet cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz dairy free cream cheese; 2 oz (1/4 cup) vegan butter; 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2/3 cup brown sugar; 2 cups gluten free flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your flour already contains it); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; pinch of ground cloves; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup oil; 3/4 cup milk (I used almond milk to make it dairy free); 3/4 cup 100% pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie mix)

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 24 minutes

Total Time: 44 minutes

Moist Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake with cream cheese frosting is the ultimate easy fall dessert! Dairy free option.

Ingredients

2/3 cup brown sugar
2 cups gluten free flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your flour already contains it)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
pinch of ground cloves
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup milk (I used almond milk to make it dairy free)
3/4 cup 100% pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie mix)

For the Dairy Free Cream Cheese Frosting

4 oz dairy free cream cheese
2 oz (1/4 cup) vegan butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking pan.
In a mixing bowl whisk together the brown sugar, flour, baking powder and soda, salt, xanthan gum, and spices.
Make a "well" in the dry ingredients and add the eggs, oil, milk, and pumpkin puree to the "well." Whisk the wet ingredients together, and then incorporate them into the dry ingredients until you have a smooth batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for bake for 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out mostly clean.
Let cool completely, then frost with dairy free cream cheese frosting OReasy cream cheese frosting

For the dairy free cream cheese frosting

Using electric beaters or a stand mixer whip the dairy free cream cheese and vegan butter until smooth and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, beat at low speed until incorporated and then at higher speed until light and fluffy, another 2-3 minutes.

Notes

I used my gluten free flour blend, If you use another gluten free flour, you may need a little bit less or more flour.
If you can enjoy dairy (lucky you) you can absolutely use a regular cream cheese frosting, You can use my easy cream cheese frosting recipe , or simply substitute regular cream cheese and butter in the cream cheese frosting.