The Lovell Table

When the first sign of October rolls around I rush to the grocery store to pick up a can of pumpkin puree and get baking. My favorite thing about pumpkin sweets (besides eating them) is the way they make your house smell.

These loaf cakes are so fun. Make them and serve one and then send you guests home with their own mini cake!

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 1/3 cup cane sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean extract
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• chocolate chunks (cut up dark chocolate almond bar)
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Method

1. Heat oven to 350 and spray loaf pans with bakers spray
2. In a large bowl whisk together the pumpkin puree, eggs, cane sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla bean extract
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt
4. Add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until combined
5. Whisk in the pumpkin pie spice
6. Add in the chocolate and whisk again
7. Ladle the batter into the loaf pans until each pan is 2/3 full
8. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cake is cooked through
9. Let cool before serving