This vegan plum sponge cake is sweet, fluffy and studded with vibrant tasting South African plums!
This cake is completely plant based, gluten free and still super indulgent tasting. If you are following a vegan diet, or catering for family and friends who are vegan then this beautiful and fruity cake recipe is definitely one to try.
It is the perfect decadent and fruity dessert to follow a main course like this vegan lasagna, a healthy rice bowl, or whatever you fancy.
Ingredients
1 cup + 2 tbsp caster sugar or coconut palm sugar
3/4 cup vegan butter
1 cup oat milk
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 3/4 cups GF self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 South African plums chopped into small chunks
Frosting
3 tbsp vegan stick butter
1 cup icing sugar
3 tbsp cacao powder/cocoa powder
5 South African plums for topping
Method
- Pre-heat your oven to 180c and lightly grease a loose bottom cake tin with vegan butter
- Combine the milk and cider vinegar together and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together the vegan butter and sugar until pale and fluffy
- Whisk through the milk mixture then stir in the dry ingredients until smooth. Fold through your diced plums and trasnfer your cake batter into the cake tin
- Pop this into the oven for 40-45 minutes, until a skewer can be removed clean from the cake. Allow to cool a little, then remove the cake tin and leave to finish cooling on a wire wrack
- For the frosting, beat the butter to a pale and fluffy consistency, then gradually add in the sugar and cacao. Once smooth, lather over the cake and layer on your sliced plums
This recipe was created by Charlotte Roberts of Charley’s Health and provided by South African Fruit. You can find more delicious recipes using South African Fruit on their website: http://
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This vegan plum sponge cake looks absolutely delicious! I love that it’s plant-based, gluten-free, and still indulgent. The combination of plums and fluffy cake sounds delightful. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing the recipe. 🍰🍃🍑