Vegan orange plumcake is a soft and genuine dessert that is prepared with orange juice and zest in the dough. It has a delicious flavor and an inebriating orange scent, it is ideal for a genuine , tasty breakfast and to start the day in a special way .
The recipe is lactose-free , egg-free and butter-free , but you will get a very very soft and fluffy plumcake for a whole week.
This plumcake can be prepared in 15 minutes and with just a few ingredients, even without an electric mixer. The easy procedure makes it a perfect dessert to prepare with children or on weekdays, you will only dirty one bowl and if you have a Bimby you can add all the ingredients and blend.
For breakfast you can cut the plumcake into slices and fill it with jam , or soak it in milk like this, it is truly irresistible!
Ingredients
- 250 g of flour
- 200 ml of orange juice squeezed from 2 or more oranges
- 140 g granulated or cane sugar
- 100 g almond flour
- 100 ml of seed oil
- 16 g instant baking powder
- zest of an orange
- a teaspoon of vanilla extract
To decorate the surface
- a few slices of orange
- granulated or cane sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C in static mode.
- Grate the zest of an orange and set aside.
- Cut 2 or 3 oranges in half and squeeze them to obtain 200 ml of juice, you can filter it to remove any residue from the squeezing.
- Pour the juice into a large bowl with the sugar, vanilla and orange zest.
- Mix then gradually pour in the oil, almond flour and flour.
- Also add the sifted yeast (there is no need to sift it if you use an electric mixer) and mix vigorously to obtain a creamy and smooth mixture.
- Butter and flour a 25 cm plumcake mold, you can also line it with baking paper.
- Pour the mixture into the mold, decorate the surface with 3 thin slices of orange, otherwise with dried fruit.
- Sprinkle some sugar on the surface of the cake and bake it at 180 °C for 50-60 minutes, pierce the center of the cake with a toothpick to check if it is well cooked, the dough must not stick.
- Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the mold, remove it when it is completely cold, it will keep very soft for up to 7 days.
