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December 12, 2019 By Tiinatuuli 2 Comments

VEGAN RUM CAKE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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Vegan rum cake for the holidaysThis vegan rum cake for the holidays is also gluten-free. My mom bakes this cake every year for Christmas, but the original recipe calls for eggs so I haven’t tasted it in years. So it was time I veganized the cake and now I want to share this delicious recipe with you!

Vegan rum cake for the holidays

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Cakes for the holiday season

Rum cake

This cake is unlike many other rum cakes I’ve seen. It’s a flavorful combination of dark cocoa powder and rum with a little citrusy zing in the frosting. The cake is lush and rich, but not too heavy. What’s best about it is that it only takes about 30 minutes to make.

First you need rum, of course 🙂 Pretty much all rums are vegan (unless they contain honey). If you are not a fan of rum, don’t worry – this cake contains rum only a little, just to give a warming flavor boost. It’s kind of like hot chocolate with rum, and the frosting goes together perfectly with the cake.

Gingerbread cake

If you’re looking for a more traditional Christmas cake, this gluten-free vegan gingerbread cookie cake is a delicious one with flavored strawberry jam and whipped cream. Sort of like a holiday version of a strawberry cream cake.

I shared another gingerbread cake recipe last year: chocolate cake with gingerbread caramel, and it was a huge hit. I still use this gingerbread caramel all the time, it is so good! And the chocolate sponge is so soft and delicious.

Caramel cake

Holiday season is also all about caramel! This gluten-free Cardamom cake with vegan caramel is a melts-in-your-mouth cake experience. The perfect caramel frosting is made of nut butter and oat drink, it’s one of my favorite ever caramel recipes!

I also have a summery version of this cake, which would also be amazing the holiday season because it is super rich and soft. This berry caramel cake is spongier than the cardamom caramel cake and the caramel sauce is coconut cream based.

Vegan Berry Caramel CakeBut now let’s enjoy a piece of this yummy vegan rum cake for the holidays!

Happy baking from the forest,

♄ Tiina

Vegan rum cake for the holidays

Tiina @myberryforest
This lush vegan rum cake for the holidays is a flavorful combination of dark cocoa powder and rum with a little citrusy zing in the frosting.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine gluten-free, vegan
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Springform pan, diameter 22 cm / 9 inch

Ingredients
  

Rum cake

  • 130 g / ~2 dl light gluten-free flour mix I'm using one with a mix of rice flour, buckwheat flour, corn flour (non GMO) and psyllium.
  • 40 g / ~1 dl almond flour
  • 20 g / ~0,5 dl dark cocoa powder
  • 130 g / ~1,5 dl sugar
  • 1,5 tsp baking powder
  • 0,5 tsp vanilla bean powder
  • 0,5 tsp salt
  • 130 ml oat based cooking cream (neutral flavor) also thick coconut milk or coconut cream will work
  • 50 ml rum
  • 100 ml neutral oil such as melted neutral coconut oil

Frosting

  • 2 dl / a bit less than 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1,5 tbsp rum
  • 1 tbsp oat cream or coconut cream
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Optional: Cranberries and mint leaves for decoration.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200 C / 392 F and line the bottom of a pan with parchment or grease the pan well.
  • Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
  • Add cream, rum, oil and mix well.
  • Pour batter into the baking pan and bake for about 25 min or until toothpick test comes out clean.
  • Let cool in the pan before removing.
  • Mix frosting ingredients and adjust ingredients to taste and preferred consistency.
  • Coat the cake with frosting and decorate with cranberries and mint leaves (optional, but looks very festive!). Enjoy this delightful winter cake!
Keyword christmas, holiday season, rum cake

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  1. Jessika says

    December 15, 2019 at 7:20 am

    Sounds delicious!! 😍 Can I sub THE glutenfree flour for ordinary wheatflour?

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    • Tiinatuuli says

      December 16, 2019 at 1:43 pm

      Thanks Jessika! 🙂 I think it would work, although you might need a little bit more of the regular wheat flour. This gluten-free flour mix contains psyllium, which absorbs some of the liquid in the recipe. The cake batter should be pourable but not too runny. Hope this helps and pls let me know if you try it!

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