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Pineapple, Mandarin and Sultana Cake

Penny Garrick
A moist and flavorful Pineapple, Mandarin, and Sultana Cake packed with fruity sweetness, nuts, and warming spices. This versatile recipe allows you to swap ingredients based on your pantry staples, making it perfect for a custom creation. Freezer-friendly and utterly delicious!
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Course cakes

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams sultanas
  • 400 grams dates chopped in half
  • 3 mandarins
  • ½ lemon
  • 1 can crushed pineapple
  • ½ cup fruit juice of your choice
  • 1 cup ground linseed (flaxseed)
  • 1½ cups water
  • 4 cups wholemeal spelt flour
  • 4 heaped tsps baking powder
  • 1 tsp guar gum
  • 2 big tsps mixed spices
  • 1 sml cup date sugar
  • 1 cup ground almonds
  • 2 - 3 tsp pure vanilla essence
  • 4-5 bananas mashed
  • selection of nuts

Instructions
 

  • Add the sultanas and dates to a bowl. Whiz up mandarins and lemon in the food processor, mix that through. Add the pineapple and the fruit juice. Mix all together and leave to soak. Stir a few times while you are getting the rest sorted.
  • In a separate small bowl add ground linseed with the water, mix through then leave to soak.
  • Get your tins greased and lined. Use a cake tin and/or loaf tins. This recipe made three loaf tins.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, guar gum, mixed spices, date sugar and ground almonds into a very big bowl. Tip in the soaking fruit mixture. Add the vanilla and the soaked linseed. Finally the bananas.
  • Gently fold all together and if it looks too dry add dairy free milk or juice and if too wet add more flour. Stir gently so you don't knock out the air in the mixture.
  • Tip into your tins, add a few nuts on top of the mixture, almonds, pecans and hazelnuts. I set the oven a bit lower temperature than usual baking, about 170°C and the three tins went in all together one on 1 rack for about 45 minutes, cook longer in a larger tin. The vegan baking seems to be quicker than standard recipes.

Notes

Note: This recipe can come out quite doughy and dense. It is often quite sticky inside but once it cools down, you will find it firms up and cuts easily.
Keyword carrot cake, fruit crumble, plant-based, vegan, wfpb
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