GF Country Raspberry Plum Cake (Slice)

June 27, 2020 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments

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  Serves 8

 

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

Grain-Free Summer Plum Cake

June 27, 2020 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments

Moist and gluten-free, it is beyond delicious but also has simplicity and healthy ingredients.
Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup blanched almond flour
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 3 Tab. maple syrup, divided
  • 1 Tab. melted coconut oil
  • ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 750g ripe plums, pitted and sliced
  • 1 Tab. GF ground cinnamon
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 Tab. poppy seeds (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • Line the bottom of an 8-inch spring-form cake pan with parchment paper
  • Add flour, salt, eggs, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla into a large bowl. Whisk with an electric mixer until smooth
  • In a separate bowl, combine plums, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, cinnamon and lemon zest
  • Spread the dough in the pan and top with plums facing cut side up. Press the plums slightly into the batter and sprinkle with poppy seeds
  • Bake for 40 minutes
  • Cool the cake on a cooling rack first and then remove the cake by slightly loosening the edges first
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