Vegan Bunny Elle

A dreamy cake that’s as pretty as it’s irresistibly delicious! Very beginner friendly as well, hard to mess up this one ^^

With all the beautiful summer stone fruits, I felt the calling of the season to make an upside down cake and when I was designing the flavor profile in my head, I suddenly remembered this amazing German almond cake I had once.

Almond on its own is nowhere close to my favorite nut but mixed in desserts? Holy yum it’s magical, like Marzipan, Amygdalota, and now this almond cake! It’s soft, moist, aromatic, perfectly sweet but not too much.

This cake is very beginner friendly, super easy to make and can even be made gluten-free – see substitution in recipe. And you can also use other types of fruits including peaches, pears, and pineapples!

Upside Down Plum Almond Cake Vegan Dairy Free

The dreamiest fruit cake that’s stunning and irresistibly delicious – yes she’s that girl who can do it all! Super easy to make and beginner friendly.

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Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients

  

For the plum layer

• 3 – 4 plums depending on the size
• 2 tablespoon vegan caramel sauce
• Avocado oil spray

For the cake

Wet ingredients

• 1 cup full fat coconut milk
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup mashed banana
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Dry ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup spelt flour for Gluten Free, use buckwheat flour or GF flour mix
• 2 tablespoon corn starch or arrowroot powder
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Method

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F;
2. Wash and cut the plums into 1/8 inch thick slices, make sure you have enough to cover the bottom of your cake pan;
3. Spray a 9 inch cake pan with oil, line the bottom with parchment paper, then lightly spray the paper, spread the caramel sauce evenly at the bottom;
4. Arrange the plum slices starting from the center and into an outward spiraling pattern until you cover the entire pan, set aside;
5. Mix all the wet ingredients in a large bowl, then sift all the dry ingredients into the bowl, fold and mix everything together;
6. Pour the batter into the cake pan, bake for 50-55 minutes until the cake looks nicely browned and a toothpick comes out clean;
7. Let the cake cool down for an hour, turn up side down to de-mold, slice and enjoy!

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