Pina Colada Cake, Vegan

The favorite cocktail is converted to a shortcake: shredded coconut, coconut milk, pure pineapple juice, pineapple slices, Rum - and you instantly find yourself on a tropical island.

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Servings: 8

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

Pineapple

4 slices canned pineapple in light syrup

Dry

1¾ cups white spelt flour
¼ cup coconut flour you can replace it with more white spelt flour
1½ cups shredded coconut
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt

Wet

1½ cups Pure pineapple juice without added sugar Sold in a pack of 4 cans
¼ cup coconut milk
⅔-¾ cup white sugar or cane sugar adjust to your taste
⅔ cup mild oil or melted coconut oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt

Syrup

½ tablespoon white Rum
½ tablespoon water

Equipment

Method

Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
Line a 19-20 cm pan with a baking sheet. You can cut the corners of the paper outside the pan.
Grease the pan (baking paper and sides) with some vegan butter or melted coconut oil.
Arrange the pineapple slices over the base of the pan.
Sift the flour into a medium-deep bowl, add the rest of the dry ingredients, and mix.
Mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until the mixture is uniform.
Immediately transfer the batter to the pan and bake in the center of the oven for about 45-50 minutes - until a toothpick comes out clean and dry.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Syrup

In a small bowl, mix maple syrup and rum.
While the cake is still warm - prick a few holes in the cake with a fork or a wooden skewer.
Brush the syrup over the cake and control yourself until the cake has cooled to room temperature :)

For Serving

Release the spring of the pan, take out the cake and turn it over on a serving plate so that the side with the pineapple slices facing up; Remove the baking paper and enjoy :)

Notes

Feel free to add another tablespoon of rum to the syrup :)

Instead of adding only pure pineapple juice, you can combine it with the syrup from the pineapple can. But keep in mind that pure pineapple juice adds more flavor!

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