--- title: "Vegan Plum Cake" id: "13374" type: "post" slug: "vegan-plum-cake" published_at: "2023-03-17T00:55:47+00:00" modified_at: "2024-06-19T13:25:52+00:00" url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2023/03/17/vegan-plum-cake/" markdown_url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2023/03/17/vegan-plum-cake.md" excerpt: "I love summer fruit and summer recipes. When plums are in season, this wholesome cake is the perfect dessert. Whole-grain, refined sugar-free and so soft and fluffy. This might be one of the best cakes I’ve ever made. I don’t..." taxonomy_category: - "Sweet Treats and Desserts" taxonomy_language: - "English" taxonomy_post_translations: - "pll_64138cc729e5d" --- # Vegan Plum Cake by [Gaby](https://mondaydreams.com/author/gabysommer/) on [March 17, 2023](https://mondaydreams.com/2023/03/17/vegan-plum-cake/) in [Sweet Treats and Desserts](https://mondaydreams.com/category/sweet-treats-and-desserts/) [Jump to Recipe](#recipe) [Jump to Video](#recipe-video) [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/vegan-plum-cake) I love summer fruit and summer recipes. When plums are in season, this wholesome cake is the perfect dessert. Whole-grain, refined sugar-free and so soft and fluffy. This might be one of the best cakes I’ve ever made. I don’t share a lot of baked goods, so when I share something, I make sure it’s perfect. And this plum cake recipe is an absolute dream. It’s lightly spiced and a little nutty, with tart, juicy plums on top (there are pureed plums on the inside too); it’s the most perfect blend of flavors. The texture is light, moist and incredibly tender, even though it’s made with whole wheat flour, sweetened with coconut nectar and is completely vegan. This cake is also beautiful, it’s something you can bake to impress your friends. They don’t have to be vegan or healthy eaters to enjoy this cake. I shared it with non-vegans and junk food lovers and everyone really loved it. **Want to give this healthy vegan cake a try? If you do, let us know what you think. Tag us on [Instagram @mondaydreamsblog](https://www.instagram.com/mondaydreamsblog/) or leave a comment below, we love hearing from you!** ## Vegan Plum Cake Fruity, nutty and so light and fluffy. This healthier vegan cake is loaded with flavor, healthy fats and fiber. It’s whole-grain, refined sugar-free, dairy-free and egg-free. [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/vegan-plum-cake) [Pin Recipe](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2F2023%2F03%2F17%2Fvegan-plum-cake%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2FVegan-plum-cake-0003-web.jpg&description=Vegan+Plum+Cake&is_video=false) Servings 1 ### Ingredients #### DRY: - 1 ¾cupswhole wheat pastry flour - ½cupwalnuts - 1 ¼tspbaking soda - ½tspbaking powder - ½tspcinnamon - ½tspground ginger - ½tspground cardamom #### WET: - 2cupsfinely chopped plums - ⅓cupcoconut oil - ½cupapple sauce - ½cupcoconut nectar or maple syrup - 1tsppure vanilla extract #### TOP: - 4– 5 medium plums,thinly sliced - Coconut oil ### Instructions - Grease a 9” (23 cm) springform cake pan with a little coconut oil. Set aside. - Add chopped plums and coconut oil to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for 8 minutes. Let cool (this might take a while, but don’t place it in the fridge to speed up the process or the coconut oil will solidify). - In the meantime, toast the walnuts. - Preheat the oven to 350 °F / 175 °C. - Place walnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 8 – 10 minutes. Until golden and fragrant. - Place the walnuts in a food processor (or blender) and blend into a coarse flour consistency, some tiny walnut pieces are ok. - Combine whole wheat flour, ground walnuts, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom in a big bowl. - Once the plum-coconut oil mixture is at room temperature, mash the plums with a fork. Then add apple sauce, coconut nectar or maple syrup and vanilla extract. Stir to combine. - Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and gently stir to combine. - Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Arrange the plum slices over the batter in large circles, gently pressing them into the batter. Brush the slices with a bit of coconut oil. Bake for 45 minutes or until you stick a knife and it comes out clean. - Allow the cake to cool down completely before slicing. - Enjoy this wholesome treat! ### Video ### Search ### Recent Post - [Single-Serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/12/04/single-serve-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookie/) - [Herbed Quinoa Pea Salad](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/10/21/herbed-quinoa-pea-salad/) - [Greek-Inspired Potato Stew](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/09/30/greek-inspired-potato-stew/) - [No Churn Vegan Chocolate Almond Ice Cream](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/09/23/no-churn-vegan-chocolate-almond-ice-cream/) - [Apple Pecan Cookies](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/08/18/apple-pecan-cookies/) ### Archives Archives Select Month December 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 June 2025 April 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 January 2017 ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](/2023/03/17/vegan-plum-cake/#respond) You must be [logged in](https://mondaydreams.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2F2023%2F03%2F17%2Fvegan-plum-cake%2F) to post a comment.