Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice Plum Cake
 
 
I decided to make a simpler, healthier version of sugar plum cake. It's moist, not overly sweet, and pairs great with coffee.
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Recipe type: Confection
Serves: 1 loaf
Ingredients
  • 1⅓ cup brown rice flour
  • ¼ cup almond meal
  • ¼ cup coconut flour, sifted
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp melted vegan butter
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup + 1 heaping tsp coconut sugar
  • ¼ cup organic cane sugar (fine)
  • ¾ cup nondairy milk of your choice (I recommend cashew milk)
  • 1 tbsp roasted golden beet
Instructions
  1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Some brands of baking powder include wheat starch. Gluten free baking powders include Rumford, Clabber Girl, Featherweight, and Bakewell Cream. If you can't find one of these, just eliminate the baking powder all together.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine your wet ingredients. I use roasted beet as an egg substitute because it gives baked goods an incredibly moist texture. Just wash a small golden beet (they actually look orange, they aren't the red beets), cut the ends off, rub a little coconut oil on it, wrap it in foil, and bake in the oven at 375 degrees until you can stick a knife through it. It takes about 45 mins-1 hour depending on the size of the beet. Put the beet in the blender until smooth. Store the leftover puree in the fridge for smoothies or baking.
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined.
  4. Take a loaf pan or whatever small baking pan you like, line it with vegan butter, oil, or parchment paper. Pour in batter and smooth with a spatula. Slice up your sugar plums (I used 6) and layer them on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 80-90 minutes. Yes, it takes forever. Check on it periodically so you don't overcook. 30 minutes into baking, I added some chopped pecans mixed with sugar and cinnamon to the top of the cake. The plums should look nice and glazed and the cake should be browning a little.
Recipe by Compassionate Women at https://compassionatewomen.org/sugar-spice-and-everything-nice-plum-cake/