Vegan Apple Cinnamon Christmas Cake Recipe

Delicious & nutritious festive treat. Recipe adapted from @sonalicooks

Vegan Apple Christmas Cake

Ingredients

• 312g Tigernut flour

• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom

• 250g brown sugar

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 240ml non-dairy milk of choice

• 80ml extra virgin olive oil

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

• 2 tablespoons apple sauce

• 2 apples, peeled and chopped into cubes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC and grease a Bundt tin

2. Add the lemon juice to the non-dairy milk and leave aside for 5 minutes to create a vegan ‘buttermilk’

3. Combine all dry ingredients through a sieve (tigernut flour, baking soda, sea salt, spices, sugar)

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, oil, vanilla, apple cider vinegar and applesauce.

5. Create a well in the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients and mix well.

6. Add the chopped apples

7. Bake for 45-55 minutes in the oven until a toothpick comes out clean