Vegan Honey Cake | Rosh Hashanah Desserts
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Serves: 16 servings
 
This traditional vegan honey cake will become a critical part of your Rosh Hashanah menu.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup cane sugar
  • 10 dates, pitted and soaked
  • ¼ cup boiling water
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • whole or chopped almonds for decoration (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C and line two loaf pans or a 24 cm springform pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a food processor or blender, add your dates and the hot water and pulse until smooth. From this pulse, measure 1 cup and add it to a medium sized mixing bowl.
  3. Add to the bowl the remaining wet ingredients (oil, vanilla, and sugar, applesauce) and stir well.
  4. Add the flour and baking powder to the bowl, stirring shallowly at first to combine the dry ingredients, and then fully to create a smooth mixture.
  5. Pour the batter into your cake pan(s). Top with nuts if desired.
  6. Bake at 180C for 20-24 min, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Let cool before removing from the pan.
Notes
Nutritional information coming soon
Recipe by Accidentally Crunchy at https://www.accidentallycrunchy.com/vegan-honey-cake-rosh-hashanah-desserts