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Plum and Fig Cake

by Constanze September 2, 2014
September 2, 2014
A rectangular slice of plum cake on a plate

Another year, another plum cake. It’s kind of funny because I used to hate plum cake even though I love plums. I cold eat raw plums by the bucket. But when the fruits are put into the oven those beauties often become the beast. They come back transmuted, smitten with a weird flavour nobody seemes to notice. But I can’t be the only one? Somebody must have jinxed the plums and everybody around them. Or me?

I know now that the jinx must just be a lack of sugar. The Italian plums which are so common in Germany are often sold when they are very firm and not quite ripe yet. They are sour and that sourness turns into something slighty bitter with a hint of blackstrap molasses when plums are baked. So you have to choose ripe and sweet Italian plums for your cake to avoid the taste disaster. I think with the following recipe I have eliminated everything I used to hate about plum cakes. Instead of a dense crust I made one that is fluffy, soft, and light. I also used ripe plums and mixed them with sweet figs. I probably should have put some streusel on top to make it perfect. But that would have ruined the pretty and colourful top.

Plum and Fig Cake

yield: 8 pieces

For the batter:
2 tablespoons ground flax
6 tablespoons hot water
100 g (3.5 oz) hazelnut butter
1/4 cup soy milk
1/4 cup soy yoghurt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup sifted vanilla sugar*
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons lime zest

*Sift before measuring; I used this recipe for the vanilla sugar.
You can use regular powdered sugar instead and add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to your batter

For the topping:
12-14 halved Italian plums
2 figs, divided into eights
1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a 11×7 inch rectangular pan with parchment paper.

Place flax seeds in a large bowl and whisk in hot water. Let sit for 10 minutes.

Add nut butter, milk, yoghurt, oil, and sugars. Whisk well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Your batter will  be very stiff.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Place plums and figs on top and carefully press them into the batter (only a bit!).

Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 40 minutes.

Let cool completely before removing from pan and slicing.

Tip: This can wonderfully be made a day in advance. Let the cake cool and cover with aluminium foil. Keep it at room temperature.

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14 comments

Emma September 6, 2014 - 01:51

Just catching up on all the gorgeousness I’ve missed!
Stunning cake Mihl. Love the colours of the plums and figs together. So perfectly seasonal too!

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Lea September 3, 2014 - 13:55

Das sind auch meine Gefühle zu Pflaumenkuchen, ich fand sie immer roh viel besser. Daraus folgt allerdings wahrscheinlich nur, dass ich schleunigst dein Rezept nach backen sollte und meine Meinung zu Pflaumenkuchen ändern.

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Randi (laughfrodisiac) September 3, 2014 - 06:25

Lolol “the sourness turns into something bitter with a hint of blackstrap molasses” I don’t know why but I love how this reads. I’m going to describe bitter people as being with a hint of blackstrap molasses.

It is late.

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Natalie September 2, 2014 - 23:04

Hi,

Feigen habe ich bislang noch nie in Kuchen verarbeitet, schaut aber sehr appetitlich aus! Dass ich da nicht eher drauf gekommen bin ;) Jedenfalls vielen Dank für das tolle Rezept!

Viele Grüße
Natalie

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Becky Striepe September 2, 2014 - 21:58

Aah this looks amazing! I love plums.

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Bianca- Vegan Crunk September 2, 2014 - 21:25

Vegan month of cake!! I wish I lived closer so I could help you eat that cake.

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Hannah September 2, 2014 - 19:05

Ooooh! My Oma loves plum cake, but she never makes it! I should make her this vegan version to share :)

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Krisi September 2, 2014 - 18:55

Yum, der Kuchen seiht sehr lecker aus und die Kombination von Zwetchgen und Feigen ist traumhaft. Gerne würde ich jetzt durch den Bildschirm griefen können;)
Liebe Grüsse,
Krisi
http://excusemebutitsmylife.blogspot.com

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rita (veganolution) September 2, 2014 - 18:38

Ein interessantes Rezept! Kann mir vorstellen, dass das mit dem Haselnussmus im Teig super schmeckt… Wenn es nur zum Regnen aufhören würde und ich an Zwetschken kommen würde…. ;)

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Liane September 2, 2014 - 16:39

Der Kuchen sieht toll aus :) und auch sonst mag ich deinen Blog. Liebe Grüße von einem anderen veganen Mofoer :)

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Sal September 2, 2014 - 13:43

beautiful, looks absolutely yummy!

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Johanna GGG September 2, 2014 - 12:58

that cake does look so pretty with the plum and fig – it would have been a shame to cover up with streusel

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panda cookie September 2, 2014 - 08:43

In on these comments early because I am up late looking at feeds.

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panda cookie September 2, 2014 - 08:44

MoFo Fever

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