GF Country Raspberry Plum Cake (Slice)

The juices from the plums and raspberries combined with cinnamon give intense flavour to this moist country cake. Serve for breakfast or as a healthy snack. Kids especially love this scrumptious raspberry plum cake 

 

Ingredients

  • ½ cup GF flax seeds
  • 1 ½ cup water
  • 3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice plus zest of 1 lemon
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup agave nectar
  • 3 cups rice flour
  • 1 tsp. GF bicarb
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt
  • For the topping ~ • 12 oz. raspberries • 500g fresh prune plums, pitted and halved • 2 tsp. GF ground cinnamon • 2 Tbsp. agave nectar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F and line an 8×12-inch baking pan with parchment paper
  • Place flax seeds and water in a medium-size bowl and rest for 30 minutes
  • In a separate bowl mix rice flour, bicarb and salt
  • Add olive oil, agave, lemon juice, lemon zest, flax seed mixture into a bowl and whisk together. Add to dry ingredients and mix until batter forms. Transfer batter evenly onto prepared baking pan
  • Place plums on top of the batter facing up and slightly press down. Add raspberries and sprinkle with cinnamon and agave. Bake for one hour. Cool in the baking pan

Chocolate Easter Nests

MAKES: 12

200g Slivered Almonds
200g Sultanas , roughly chopped
100g of each milk, dark and white chocolate buttons
small speckled easter eggs, for decoration

1.  Pre-heat oven to 180°C (160°C). Place almonds on baking tray, cook 8 minutes til golden. Cool.

2.  Line a small tray (to fit in fridge) with baking paper. Combine almonds & sultanas in a bowl.

3.  Place different chocolates into 3 separate heatproof bowls. Place over a saucepan of gently simmering water, mix until melted. Add ⅓ of almond mixture to each bowl of choc and mix well.

4.  Place spoonfuls of mixture onto lined trays, shape into a nest using the back of the spoon to make an indent in the centre. Refrigerate approx. 1 hour until set. Decorate with small easter eggs.