Christmas Loaf Cake
This Spiced Christmas cake is the talk of the table. A variety of holiday flavors are brought to life with the sweetness of dates and the robust characteristics of olive oil. The secret ingredient in this cake is tasty Christmas Ale.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 80
- Yield: 14 slices, 1/2 liter loaf tin 1x
- Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients
Scale
Batter:
- 300 grams organic dates
- 2 deciliters strong coffee
- 1 1/2 deciliters Santa Olaf Christmas Ale
- 1 deciliter extra virgin olive oil
- 1 deciliter organic maple syrup
- 1 deciliter organic coconut sugar
- 1/2 pod vanilla beans
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 deciliters all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Prepping the pan:
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 teaspoons breadcrumbs
For finishing:
- powdered sugar for decoration
Instructions
- Chop pitted and rinsed dates in to a pan. Add coffee, beer, olive oil, maple syrup, coconut sugar and spices, stir.
- Heat up the mixture and let it simmer in gentle heat for five to seven minutes or until the dates are soft. Stir occasionally .
- Set hot mix aside to cool. You may place it under the window or in an ice bath to speed up the process.
- Set the oven to heat 175 degrees Celcius.
- Use immersion blender to puree room temperature date and spice mix smooth.
- Add first half of the flour and baking soda and mix as little as possible to keep it from getting tough.
- Mix the rest of the flour into cake mix in the same manner.
- Brush the loaf tin with extra virgin olive oil and base with breadcrumbs.
- Pour the batter in to the tin and bake in the middle rack of the oven for thirty minutes and then cover it with parchment paper to prevent the top from getting too dark. Continue baking for another thirty minutes.
- Cake is ready when a divine scent floats out of the oven. Test it with a toothpick and when it comes out clean, you are good to go!
Notes
- This cake freezes well and tastes heavenly with both sweet and savory toppings.
- Store in the fridge and cover well.
Find it online: https://sultryvegan.com/christmas-loaf-cake/
