Plant-Based & Gluten-Free Strawberry Cake for Midsummer

Are you looking for a delicious recipe for the Midsummer celebration? Then we recommend this wonderful Midsummer cake with almond, coconut, and fresh berries. It is gluten-free and vegan!

Ingredients

Cake base

• 4 dl rice or almond milk
• 1.5 tsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 0.8 dl unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla powder
• 7.5 dl almond flour
• 2 dl potato starch
• 0.8 dl cornstarch (or arrowroot)
• 3 dl raw cane sugar or coconut palm sugar
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 1-2 pinches natural salt

Coconut cream

• The thick cream from 3 CHILLED (8h) cans of coconut cream/milk (not the liquid in the can)
• 3-4 tbsp maple syrup (add more to taste)

Strawberry cream & garnish

1 1/2 liters fresh strawberries
1 tbsp coconut sugar

Instructions

1. NOTE! Chill the coconut cream and the bowl for whipping in for at least 8 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F).
3. Grease two large round baking pans with coconut oil.
4. Measure the almond or rice milk and add vinegar. Let sit for a few minutes. Then add applesauce and vanilla powder and stir well.
5. Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then add the liquid and stir until smooth. The batter should be thick but pourable into a cake pan.
6. Divide the batter evenly between your two cake pans and bake in the middle of the oven for 35-40 minutes or until the cakes have a golden brown surface.
7. Let cool for about 15 minutes. Then loosen the cakes from the pans and turn them out onto a baking sheet or plate. Let cool completely.
8. Slice 1/2 liter of strawberries for garnish.
9. Mash 1 liter of strawberries and mix in 1 tbsp coconut sugar. Let sit for 30 minutes.
10. Whip the cold coconut cream with maple syrup until fluffy using an electric mixer or similar.
11. To assemble the cake, place one cake base on a serving plate. Spread the mashed strawberries on top. If you like, you can add a thin layer of coconut cream over the strawberry cream. Then place the second cake base on top and spread the coconut cream over the entire cake – top and sides. Garnish with sliced strawberries and enjoy!