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2. Totally Plant-Based Delicious Pound Cake!
[This recipe is short – only 10 basic ingredients! But this post is a bit lengthy because it is written to assist any recipient who might like to do a presentation/demonstration of it.]
☞ Needed:
~ Bundt cake-pan
~ Large mixing bowl
~ Large measuring Cup
~ Wooden (preferably bamboo!) mixing spoon
~ measuring spoons
~ Spatula (flexible)
~ Prayer! [Just sharing my custom with you. The LORD graciously directs and answers my prayers before and during this delightful activity. Thus, it becomes a witnessing tool for Him, and He receives all of the glory and praise!!!]
☞ Prep. time: 10 to 15 mins
☞ Ahead of time:
~ Lightly grease bundt pan with coconut oil and flour lightly with all-purpose flour
Ingredients and Method
▪ Dry Ingredients:
~ 2 Cups unbleached all-purpose flour
~ 1 Cup white whole wheat flour (if not avalable, regular whole wheat will do)
~ 1 to 1 3/4 Cups raw sugar (My favourite? Florida crystals!)
~ 2 teaspoons baking powder (Never used it yet, but best choice might be the Ener-G brand which contains no aluminum or baking soda! Currently using next-best: Rumford which has no aluminum.)
~ 1 teaspoon sea salt (My favourite? Celtic!)
☞ In the large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the above dry ingredients
☞ Make a well in the centre of the mixture, then place in the centre (mix in at this point, only if dried fruit!):
~ 1/2 Cup of selected fruit (dried/flesh/jellied with berries, etc.)*
☞ Set this mixture aside
▪ Liquid Ingredients:
~ 3/4 Cup coconut (or other healthful) oil
~ 3/4 Cup coconut (or other nut- or seed-) milk ~ 1/2 – 1 Cup selected fruit juice
~ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
~ 1 teaspoon almond extract
~ 1 or 2 Tablespoons of liquid soy lecithin (“Guesstimated”, since the product sticks tenaciously to any utensil!)
☞ Pour the above ingredients into the large measuring cup and set aside
☞ Heat oven to 350°F
☞ Quickly (time is of the essence; the prepared batter should be baked asap!)
combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl:
~ Pour liquid ingredients into centre-well of dry ingredients
~ Using the back of the wooden mixing spoon (the batter adheres less!), gently fold the ingredients together for a few turns, only until all liquids are absorbed
~ The batter should not be very runny
~ Transfer the batter to the prepared bundt pan
~ Bake at 350°F for 45 to 60 minutes (time depends on your oven)
~ Transfer from oven unto a cooling rack when bamboo-skewer test is clean
~ Remove cake from pan when cooled, by covering the pan with an inverted dinner plate (large enough!) and then flipping both. Cake will safely land on plate!
~ If necessary, use a flexible spatula to gently nudge cake from pan along the outer and inner sides, and then try again.
Please enjoy in the LORD!
May He richly bless as you graciously share the blessings of this recipe with others.
Who knows if the LORD might not use it to bring some precious soul into His everlasting kingdom?!
NOTES
By God’s grace, many fruit selections have been successfully tried, including avocado which gives the cake a creamy consistency.
☞ When the fruit juice is not available, a 1/2 Cup of water will work.
☞ Liquid soy lecithin is optional but gives the cake a buttery flavour and a desirable consistency
☞ Please be encouraged to experiment with the flour, sugar, and liquid measurements until you make this recipe your own!
☞ Pineapple:
~ Fresh pineapple flesh (about 3/4 Cup) and juice (1/2 Cup) may be used, or:
~ 1 8-oz can of pineapple tidbits
~ Drain and save the 1/2 Cup of juice for the recipe.
~ Cutting the tidbits in half will facilitate the eventual slicing of the cake for serving!
☞ Cranberry:
~ 2/3 to 3/4 of a 16-oz can of jellied cranberry sauce with the berries
~ The required 1/2 Cup of healthful cranberry juice
~ A hand full or so, of the dried cranberries
☞ Storage:
~ This cake may dry out easily if not kept enclosed
~ Because this cake contains no butter or eggs, however, it can safely be stored at a cool room temperature for quite a while in a cake carrier or on a cake stand!
PTL!!!
Until the next Veggie Scoop recipe, please lovingly share this one and enjoy healthful cuisines with the LORD’S richest blessings!
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