Pumpkin Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Pumpkin Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled); 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice (yes Tablespoon!); ¾ tsp salt; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1 cup pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling); ¼ cup melted coconut oil; ½ cup oat milk; ⅔ cup real maple syrup; 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract; 1 cup grated carrot*; ½ cup chopped walnuts (toasted and cooled ); ½ cup shredded coconut; 8 oz cream cheese or Neufchatel (room temperature); ¼ cup vanilla greek yogurt (room temperature); ¼ cup real maple syrup (room temperature)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

This healthy pumpkin carrot cake is sweetened with maple syrup instead of refined sugar and topped with my tangy Greek yogurt cream cheese frosting made without powdered sugar. Pumpkin and freshly grated carrots keep it extra moist, soft, and warmly spiced.

Updated at: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:11:27 GMT