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Chickpea Flour Gingerbread Bundt Cake {vegan, grain-free}

Chickpea flour gingerbread Bundt cake is a holiday miracle! It is vegan, grain-free, gluten-free, and easy to make with pantry ingredients. No one will guess that is made from chickpeas.
chickpea flour gingerbread bundt cake on a serving plate with some Christmas ornaments on the plate for decoration.

Chickpea Flour Gingerbread for the Holidays & Beyond

It’s true: I fell off the holiday baking wagon.

Life, work, Christmas shopping, and some croup-y junk in my chest (shared with sir Nickerdoodle) got the better of me Thursday and Friday. I suppose I’ll just have to double down on my baking for the next few days (hooray! a good excuse to stay by the stove).

Nick is down for his nap, which has given me time to make a lovely cake that I can share with all kinds of friends, including those who do not eat eggs, dairy, gluten, or even grains (some kind of Christmas magic, right?). It’s my Chickpea Flour Gingerbread Bundt Cake!

Chickpea Flour for Grain-Free Vegan Baking

Have you used chickpea flour? It can also be labeled garbanzo bean flour or besan. It is simply dried chickpeas that have been ground into an ultra-fine flour that you can use for all kinds of baking.

Here’s what’s really special about chickpea flour: t can be used as both a flour and as eggs! Really! Chickpea flour, combined with water , can be used as an egg replacement in some recipes. In some baking recipes, like my cake, it serves a dual role as flour and eggs.

It can be hard to find at regular supermarkets, but you can get it at natural food stores, Indian markets, or online. Good news: it is very inexpensive! So grab a bag and experiment. I am still getting used to playing around with it, but so far I am loving it with savory baking and with very strong flavors, such as chocolate or dark gingerbread flavors,

Nutritional Highlights of this Cake

This wonderful holiday cake is:

  • Vegan (no eggs, no dairy)
  • Grain-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Easy-to-make
  • High in fiber

Does the Cake Taste Like Chickpeas?

No, not in the least! The cake does not have the slightest flavor of chickpeas. The key is the strong flavors in the cake: molasses, coconut sugar, and a panoply of spices. All that you will taste is delicious gingerbread.

chickpea flour gingerbread cake on a platter with Christmas ornaments

Happy baking!

More Grain-Free & Vegan Chickpea Flour Cakes & Baked Goods to Try:

Chickpea Flour Chocolate Cake

Chickpea Flour Carrot Cake Bites

Chocolate Chickpea Flour Muffins

Chickpea Flour Banana Bread

Chickpea Flour Banana Cake

1-Bowl Chickpea Flour Brownies

 

chickpea flour gingerbread bundt cake on a serving plate with some Christmas ornaments on the plate for decoration.

Chickpea Flour Gingerbread Bundt Cake {vegan, grain-free}

Yield: 16 slices

Chickpea flour gingerbread cake is a holiday miracle! It is vegan, grain-free, gluten-free, and easy to make with pantry ingredients. No one will guess that is made from chickpeas.

Ingredients

  • 2 and 1/2 cups (300 g) chickpea flour, sifted to get out any lumps
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil (preferred oil)
  • 2/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 and 1/3 cups coconut sugar (or dark brown sugar)
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup dark molasses
  • Optional: confectioner's sugar, for dusting the cake

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Spray a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the chickpea flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and cloves.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk the coconut oil and boiling water until the oil is melted. Add the  coconut sugar, applesauce, and molasses, whisking until blended.
  4. Add the chickpea flour mixture to the sugar mixture, whisking until blended and smooth. Pour into the prepared Bundt pan.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes until a long skewer inserted in a deep part of the cake comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached. Let cool 15 minutes before inverting on a rack to remove the cake. Cool completely.
  6. Dust the cooled cake with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

Notes

Storage: Store the cooled cake in an airtight container at cool room temperature for 3 days, the refrigerator for 1 week, or the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Information
Serving Size 1/16 of cake
Amount Per Serving Calories 217Total Fat 7.9gSaturated Fat 6.7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 185.7mgCarbohydrates 34.2gFiber 1.9gSugar 27gProtein 3.1g

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Chickpea Flour Gingerbread Bundt Cake on a glass serving plate with ornaments on the plate

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Julie

Sunday 23rd of October 2022

Another OUTSTANDING recipe, Camilla! We had our son and DIL with us all day yesterday: son to help dad with some heavy garden work and DIL wanted to learn how to make jam. So I made this and, naturally, a batch of your fab almond and coconut flour biscotti yesterday to keep the workers fuelled in between meal breaks. All w!as devoured - and all the work got done :). Many thanks for these great recipes

Camilla

Monday 24th of October 2022

So very happy to hear that this was such a success, Julie! It is one I created in the way, way back when I was first learning about chickpea flour, so I am so glad it has stood the test of time :)

Sarah w

Monday 4th of April 2022

Brilliant recipe! Thank you! I had trouble finding molasses so I replaced them with prunes chopped up finely. I’ve since thought of using dates too? Has anyone tried this? The cake has a lovely ginger flavour. For those who have made it, do you think molasses makes a big difference?

Camilla

Monday 4th of April 2022

Ooh, I love prunes, that is so clever, Sarah! The molasses definitely gives a more traditional, deep-caramel flavor (prunes have a fruitier flavor).

RC

Monday 12th of April 2021

Can I use pumpkin puree instead of the applesauce?

Camilla

Wednesday 7th of June 2023

I think that should work fine, RC. If the pumpkin puree is really thick, you may need to thin it a little bit with water or nondairy milk.

Becca

Thursday 18th of February 2021

I didn't have molasses so used maple syrup. Came out great! Next time I'll get the molasses to add that deeper flavour. First time making a sweet chickpea flour recipe, I like it!

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