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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

1. Preheat oven to 160C fan/350F. Prepare standard bread tin, lining with parchment baking paper

1. Combine 200g GF plain flour, 200g raw sugar, ½tsp baking soda, 1tsp salt and 1tsp baking powder in a bowl.

2. Create three holes in dry mixture and add 1tsp apple cider vinegar, 4tbsp coconut oil and 1tsp vanilla bean paste.

3. Pour 240ml plant-based milk in bowl and combine until smooth batter forms.

4. Pour batter into the prepared bread tin. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

5. Allow to cool on a wire rack before carefully slicing in half lengthwise.

Strawberry Chia Jam

1. 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).

2. Set aside to cool

Cacao Glaze

1. Prepare cacao glaze by combining 130g brown rice syrup, 70g cacao powder & 70ml boiling water

2. Slowly whisk in 80ml coconut oil.

Yogurt Vanilla Frosting

1. 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

1. Add strawberry jam to bottom half of sliced vanilla cake

2. Replace top of vanilla cake and pop into the freezer to set for 10-15 minutes.

3. Cover the cake with the cacao glaze, allowing it to coat the outside edges

4. Sprinkle all sides with  desiccated coconut and top with desired toppings.