Mood-boosting Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Looking for a baking project to warm you up? This maca glazed cake recipe by our friend Karolina Gnat brings cake to a whole new level of deliciousness - with energy-boosting maca and antioxidant cacao as a bonus. Truly the best of both worlds!

Maca is a root vegetable found in Peru and is related to the radish family. It has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal plant. It grows in three different colours – yellow, black and red. Maca has a wide range of health benefits, including hormone balancing, boosting libido, supporting fertility, mood enhancing, stimulating, etc. Not only does it offer many wonderful health benefits, it actually tastes so good too! I like to refer to Maca as a “butterscotch” flavour, offering a hint of creamy sweetness. Organika’s powder is smooth and easily dissolves, boosting this coffee concoction to make it that much more delicious while offering a wide range of nourishing benefits.

Try a healthy alternative to your favourite seasonal drink with this homemade pumpkin spice latte recipe Fall is all about the pumpkin spiced lattes. But if you’re grabbing yours from a coffee shop, chances are there isn’t even much pumpkin to it. Instead you get a hefty dose of sweetener-laced flavoured syrups and empty calories. That’s why you should trade that in and make a homemade pumpkin spice latte instead. In this recipe we ditched the caffeine jitters for some naturally energizing maca root powder. It’s a root from Peru with adaptogenic properties to help balance hormones and mood. It’s also a great source of antioxidants. This homemade pumpkin spiced latte is made from all natural ingredients that promise to give you the most authentic taste of the season. Drink it on a cold fall morning, wrapped in sweaters and a cozy blanket with the company of a great book. This recipe is easy to adapt to your own tastes. We love to make it coffee-free with just the creamy deliciousness of warm almond milk. But if you’re a coffee lover, feel free to sneak some in there. Just change out 3/4 cups of milk for hot coffee to get your proper latte fix. You can use canned pumpkin or whole pumpkin baked until soft. If you’re baking a pumpkin, you can store leftovers in the fridge or freezer to use up throughout Fall. Make them in healthy pumpkin pie, or a pumpkin pie inspired smoothie. And don’t forget to roast those pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin Spice Latte with Maca Ingredients 1/2 cup organic pumpkin puree 1 1/4 cups organic almond milk 1 1/2 tbsp. organic cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp organic ginger powder Pinch of organic nutmeg 2 tsp Organika® Organic Gelatinized Maca Powder Directions Add all your ingredients to a blender and blend until combined. Heat your beverage in a small pot over low to medium heat. Garnish with cinnamon sticks for serving. What’s your favourite way to enjoy pumpkin in the fall?