Vegan Clementine Cake (Gluten-Free)
This cake has a dense, moist texture, and each mouthful is infused with vibrant, citrusy flavor. Top it with candied clementines or with a light shower of powdered sugar.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Course: Cake/Dessert
Cuisine: gluten-free, Vegan
Diet: Kosher, Vegan
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 225kcal
For optional candied clementines topping
Place the whole clementines in a saucepan with a lid. Cover them with an inch of water and bring to a boil. Cover and let the mandarins continue to simmer on low heat for two hours until the entire fruit is very soft and pulpy.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once the fruit has cooled, discard the water they were cooked in and remove seeds from the fruit, if any. Place the mandarins in a food processor and process into a coarse puree.
Add all of the remaining ingredients for the cake into the food processor. You can also do this in a bowl. Mix everything until well incorporated.
Spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray or brush with oil. Line the bottom with parchment paper. A springform pan, is preferred, if you have one but you can use a regular cake pan.
Scrape out the batter into the cake pan and smooth the top, if necessary, with a spatula.
Place the cake in the oven and bake an hour or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Place the cake pan on a rack and let it cool about 30 minutes, then carefully unmold the cake, peel out the parchment paper, and continue cooling it on the rack.
Make the candied clementines
Place the sugar, water and cardamom in a saucepan and bring it all to a boil.
Add the thinly sliced clementines, bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and cover and cook for an hour. You can place a piece of parchment paper directly on the sugar syrup to keep the clementine slices immersed, then cover with the lid.
Once the clementine slices have cooled, use them to decorate the clementine cake.
- Nutrition info is just for cake, doesn't include candied clementine topping
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 1mg