Spiced Plum Cake (vegan & gluten-free)

Late summer wholesome plantbased spiced plum cake with moist hazelnut gluten-free mix and juicy plums.

The Autumn is around the corner and with it an abundance of new seasonal fruit. Do you ever truly pause and appreciate how much abundance of plants the Earth is giving us? Isn’t it miraculous the incredible amount of produce that we get to enjoy with all of our senses that we so often take for granted?

I really appreciate each farmer who takes the time to lovingly grow fruits and vegetables so we all can enjoy them. As someone who grew up in a family where we’ve always grown our own food, I know how much hard work and dedication it takes.

Now to my Spiced Plum Cake, I’m on a roll baking some good old fashioned cakes ‘plantisized’ and here’s another one for you for the late summer, early autumn season.

This cake is a version of my Summer Berry Cake, which I really enjoyed so I had to bake it with another favourite of mine – plums.

This time I’ve used a mix of ground hazelnuts, brown rice and buckwheat flour for my gluten-free mix. If this doesn’t work for you, substitute it with the gluten-free mix from my Summer Berry Cake or Raspberry Peach Crumb Cake, either of those would work well too.

I’m in Portugal now enjoying holidays with my family, eating lots of plums, peaches, melons and my favorite, figs! Wishing you beautiful end of summer holidays!

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Yield: 9" cake

Spiced Plum Cake (vegan & gluten-free)

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Late summer wholesome plantbased spiced plum cake with moist hazelnut gluten-free mix and juicy plums.

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Inactive Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground hazelnuts (100 grams)
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour (70 grams)
• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour (70 grams)
• 1/4 cup arrowroot (30 grams)
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut (50 grams)

Instructions

1. Mix 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed with 9 tablespoons water and set aside to thicken.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C)
3. Grease and line the base and dust the sides of one 9" round springform baking tin.
4. In a large bowl whisk together ground hazelnuts, brown rice flour, buckwheat flour, arrowroot, desiccated coconut, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, salt and sugar and set aside.
5. In a small bowl whisk together flax eggs, olive oil, almond milk and apple cider vinegar.
6. Add the wet mix to the dry mix and mix until well combined. You should have muffin consistency.
7. Spoon the mixture into your prepared tin and level out the surface.
8. Gently press sliced plums onto the top, cut-side up and sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts.
9. Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
10. Remove from the oven once ready and leave to cool down for 30 min before removing from the tin.
11. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 397Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 227mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 5gSugar: 17gProtein: 5g

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