Spiced Fruit and Nut Christmas Cake. Eggless Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

Dry:

• 1.75 cups cups of Spelt flour (Or use 1.25 cups whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 Tablespoons flaxseed meal
• 3/4 cup cane sugar (or demerara sugar or vegan brown sugar)

Spices:

• 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder
• 1/4 teaspoon each of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg powders
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Wet:

• 1/3 cup Coconut oil or oil of choice (I usually use 1/3 cup. 1/2 cup will make the cake more moist. Use 1/2 cup mashed banana or pumpkin puree for an Oil free version)
• 1/2 cup Coconut milk
• 2 Tablespoons dark Molasses
• 1 Tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract (if not using liquor. optional)

Fruits and Nuts:

• 1.5 cups of chopped dried fruit (nuts, candied fruits(I used about 1/4 cup each of golden and dark raisins, dates, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, cashews, and a Tablespoon candied orange peel).)
• 1 cup of juice (or half juice and half rum to soak (I use orange juice mixed in with a teaspoon of molasses to soak for non boozy version. Half orange juice half rum to soak for boozy))