Healthy Plum Cake

Name: Healthy Plum Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Butter 1 cup (226 g); Coconut sugar 1 cup (140 g); Eggs 4; Whole wheat flour 1 cup (150 g); Almond flour 1 cup (100 g); Baking soda 2 teaspoons; Cinnamon ½ tablespoon; Dates ½ cup; Plums ½ lb (225 g); Cashews ¼ cup; Сashew butter ¼ cup; Maple syrup 2 tbsp; Lemon juice 1 tbsp; Almond milk 1 tsp

with lemon cashew icing

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1h 20m
Serves 12
Easy
325 °F
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Ingredients

	For cake:
	1 cup (226 g) Butter softened to room temperature
	1 cup (140 g) Coconut sugar
	4 Eggs room temperature
	1 cup (150 g) Whole wheat flour
	1 cup (100 g) Almond flour
	2 teaspoons Baking soda
	½ tablespoon Cinnamon
	½ cup Dates pitted, chopped
	½ lb (225 g) Plums fresh, pitted and cut into wedges
	¼ cup Cashews halved
	For lemon cashew icing:
	¼ cup Сashew butter
	2 tbsp Maple syrup
	1 tbsp Lemon juice fresh
	1 tsp Almond milk or more, as needed

Nutritional information

379

сalories

22.8g

fat

32.6g

carbohydrates

6.54g

protein

103mg

cholesterol

249mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

For cake:
1 cup (226 g) Butter
softened to room temperature
1 cup (140 g) Coconut sugar
4 Eggs
room temperature
1 cup (150 g) Whole wheat flour
1 cup (100 g) Almond flour
2 teaspoons Baking soda
½ tablespoon Cinnamon
½ cup Dates
pitted, chopped
½ lb (225 g) Plums
fresh, pitted and cut into wedges
¼ cup Cashews
halved
For lemon cashew icing:
¼ cup Сashew butter
2 tbsp Maple syrup
1 tbsp Lemon juice
fresh
1 tsp Almond milk
or more, as needed

Healthy Plum Cake

This Healthy Plum Cake is an elegant alternative to the most requested plum torte recipe from The New York Times. Relying on dates and coconut sugar for natural sweetness and whole wheat and almond flour for plenty of fiber and protein, this healthier version of the famous dessert is equally delicious and easy to make.

You can make it with any fresh, sweet, ripe plums you like or have on hand. Also, the cake requires 15-something minutes of active prep time, and then your oven does the rest of the work. I like this best served with drizzles of icing on top, just before slicing. The simple icing is made with cashew butter, maple syrup, a drizzle of lemon juice and almond milk. Fruity, tender and moist, this cake works at all hours of the day.

To make the Healthy Plum Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Healthy Plum Cake

Steps to make Healthy Plum Cake

1	Preheat oven and prepare baking pan	5
Preheat the oven to 325 °F (160 °C) and line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Butter the sides. Set aside.
2	Beat butter and sugar	2
In a large bowl, beat together 1 cup butter and 1 cup coconut sugar until light and fluffy.
3	Add eggs	2
Add in 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4	Add dry ingredients	1
Fold in 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup almond flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, and ½ tablespoon cinnamon until well combined.
5	Add dates	1
Stir in ½ cup chopped dates.
6	Transfer batter to baking pan	1
Transfer the cake batter to the prepared pan and smooth out the top.
7	Arrange plums	3
Arrange the plum slices in a circle pattern on top of the batter and slightly press them into the batter. Sprinkle the top with ¼ cup halved cashews.
8	Bake	50
Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the batter comes out clean.
9	Cool	20
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes on a wire rack, before removing from the springform pan.
10	Make lemon cashew icing	2
In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup cashew butter, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. Gradually add in the almond milk, one teaspoon at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.
11	Serve
Drizzle the icing over the cake. Slice and serve.

If you're on the hunt for a new plum cake this season, look no further. Loaded with fresh seasonal plums and wholesome ingredients, this Healthy Plum Cake is amazingly delicious. Give this recipe a go soon, and don’t forget to tag us @cookmerecipes on Instagram to share your baking projects with us.

Lilly Mathuse

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