Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Poke Cake with Butterscotch Ganache
Prep Time: 25 mins | Cook Time: 47 mins | Course: Dessert | Serves: 12
Pumpkin spice latte cake has a perfect crumb with moist bites of butterscotch poked randomly and a butterscotch ganache. No one will suspect this cake is vegan. This one’s for you Chris. Inspired by Bronwyn of Crumbs and Caramel https://crumbsandcaramel.com/vegan-pumpkin-spice-latte-sheet-cake/
3 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp pumpkin spice seasoning
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp salt
1 15-oz can pumpkin
1 cup plant milk, unsweetened
⅔ cup brown sugar
½ cup olive oil
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp vanilla
Butterscotch Poke Sauce:
1 cup brown sugar
⅓ cup coconut oil
1 tsp espresso powder
¼ cup plant milk
1 Tbsp kahlua, optional
Butterscotch Ganache:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
¼ cup plant milk
1 tsp espresso powder
¼ cup coconut oil
1 Tbsp kahlua, optional
1 tsp cinnamon
9 oz dark /vegan chocolate chips, melted
Preheat oven to 350*. Spray oil in a 9.13 baking pan and sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon sugar mix. Whisk flour, sugar, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add pumpkin, milk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla; stirring in until just combined. Spread into the prepared baking dish and bake 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick tester comes out clean or an insta-thermometer reads about 200*-205*. While the cake is cooling, make butterscotch sauce.
In an 8-cup glass measurer or microwave-safe mixing bowl, stir brown sugar and coconut oil together. Microwave for 3 minutes. Stir in the espresso powder and plant milk and microwave for another 3 minutes. Stir in the kahlua, if using and microwave for 1 minute. Poke holes in the top of the baked cake with the handle of a wooden spoon and pour the butterscotch sauce over the top evenly.
Whisk brown sugar, powdered sugar, milk, espresso, oil, kahlua, and cinnamon together until the mixture comes together. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time or until melted. Stir into the butterscotch frosting until thoroughly mixed. Spread over the cake and let cool before slicing.
