Lamington Loaf
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Prep time - 20 minutes
Cook time - 40 minutes
Difficulty - Medium
Serves / makes - 8
Ingredients
200 g Gluten Free Plain Flour
200 g Raw Sugar or Coconut Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
4 tbsp Coconut Oil
1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste
240 ml Plant-based Milk I used coconut
Strawberry Chia Jam
200 g Fresh Strawberries sliced
1 tbsp Chia Seeds
Cacao Glaze
130 g Brown Rice Syrup
70 g Cacao Powder
70 ml Boiling water
80 ml Coconut Oil
Yogurt Vanilla Frosting (optional)
200 g Vegan Powdered Sugar
20 g Vegan Butter
30 ml Coconut Yogurt
1 tsp Vanilla
Garnishes
50 g Desiccated coconut
5-10 Dark Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Rose Petals
Mint
Equipment
Standard Loaf Pan
Kitchen Scale
Hand/Electric Whisk
Saucepan
Method
Simple Coconut Oil Vanilla Cake
Preheat oven to 160C fan/350F. Prepare standard bread tin, lining with parchment baking paper
Combine 200g GF plain flour, 200g raw sugar, ½tsp baking soda, 1tsp salt and 1tsp baking powder in a bowl.
Create three holes in dry mixture and add 1tsp apple cider vinegar, 4tbsp coconut oil and 1tsp vanilla bean paste.
Pour 240ml plant-based milk in bowl and combine until smooth batter forms.
Pour batter into the prepared bread tin. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow to cool on a wire rack before carefully slicing in half lengthwise.
Strawberry Chia Jam
Meanwhile, cut 200g strawberries and add to saucepan with chia seeds. Let simmer until berries release their water and then reduce by about half (10-15 minutes).
Set aside to cool
Cacao Glaze
Prepare cacao glaze by combining 130g brown rice syrup, 70g cacao powder & 70ml boiling water
Slowly whisk in 80ml coconut oil.
Yogurt Vanilla Frosting
Combine 200g vegan powdered sugar,20g vegan butter,30ml coconut yogurt,1tsp vanilla in bowl and whisk until smooth frosting forms. You can add a bit more coconut yogurt if frosting is too thick to easily pipe or spread.
Lamington
Add strawberry jam to bottom half of sliced vanilla cake
Replace top of vanilla cake and pop into the freezer to set for 10-15 minutes.
Cover the cake with the cacao glaze, allowing it to coat the outside edges
Sprinkle all sides with desiccated coconut and top with desired toppings.