Vegan Persimmon Cake

This spiced Vegan Persimmon Cake is so moist and full of persimmon flavor that merry so well with the spices. If you are a persimmon lover, you will LOVE this cake!

It is made with a whopping 600g pureed persimmons, about 3 medium sized ones. It is important that they are very ripe and soft for this cake. They give sweetness and moisture.

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Vegan Persimmon Cake

This spiced Vegan Persimmon Cake is so moist and full of persimmon flavor, if you are a persimmon lover, you will LOVE this cake!

Ingredients

Cake

• 450 g all purpose flour
• 250 g sugar
• 3 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon tumeric for color optional
• 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and cardamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 600 g ripe persimmon peeled and chopped
• ½ cup coconut oil melted
• 1 large clementine juiced (¼ cup)

Clementine glaze

• ⅔ cup icing sugar
• 2 tbsp clementine juice (about 1 clementine)
• optional pomegranate seeds for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F)

2. Brush a bunt pan generously with coconut oil and lightly dust with flour.

3. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Blend the persimmon smooth in a blender or food processor. Then mix with the melted coconut oil and clementine juice.

4. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and stir gently until just incorporated, do not over mix!

5. Fill the prepared bunt cake pan and bake for about 40 min until a skewer comes out clean.

6. Let the cake cool in the bunt pan for an hour and then carefully flip it out to a serving platter, remember that vegan cakes can be quite delicate.

Clementine glaze

1. Mix the sugar and clementine juice together, if its too dry, add more juice, too wet, add more sugar. Drizzle over the cake and top with pomegranate seeds if desired.

   Enjoy!