Are you looking for a delicious recipe for your Midsummer celebration? Then we recommend this wonderful Midsummer cake with almond, coconut, and fresh berries. It's 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 (alternatively arrowroot)
3 dl raw cane sugar or coconut palm sugar
1.5 tsp baking powder
1-2 pinches of natural salt
Coconut cream
The thick cream from 3 REFRIGERATED (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
NOTE! Refrigerate the coconut cream and mixing bowl for at least 8 hours.
Preheat the oven to 180°C
Grease two large round baking pans with coconut oil.
Measure the almond or rice milk and add the vinegar. Let it sit for a few minutes. Then add the applesauce and vanilla powder and stir thoroughly.
Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then add the liquid and stir until you have a smooth batter. The batter should be thick but pourable into a cake pan.
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.
Let cool for about 15 min. Then loosen the cakes from the pans and turn them over onto a baking sheet or plate. Let cool completely.
Cut up 1/2 liter of strawberries for garnish.
Mash 1 liter of strawberries and mix in 1 tbsp coconut sugar. Let stand for 30 min.
Whip the cold coconut cream with maple syrup until fluffy using an electric mixer or similar.
To assemble the cake, place one cake base on a serving platter. Spread the mashed strawberries on top. If you want, you can add a thin layer of coconut cream over the strawberry mixture. Then place the second cake base on top and spread the coconut cream over the entire cake – the top and sides. Garnish with sliced strawberries and enjoy!
