Vegan Vanilla Fig Loaf Cake
Ingredients
- 130g| 1/2 cup yogurt/ plant yogurt of choice
- 180 ml 3/4 cup non dairy milk (i used soy)
- 100g 1/2 cup sugar of choice
- 1,5 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 55ml 4 tbsp neutral oil
- 250g| 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- add-ins
- 160g (about 5 medium) figs, chopped
- 2 tsp flour to coat the figs
- glaze
- 160g powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp plant milk
- fig chips and sage to decorate
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f / 175c degrees
Grease and line a 25x10cm loaf pan with parchment paper
Wash and pat dry the figs
Toss them into 2 tsp flour until well coated
Combine all the wet ingredients in a large bowl and stir until sugar has dissolved
In another bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients
Pour the wet mixture over the flour mixture and whisk until just combined
Gently fold chipped figs into cake batter, until just combined
Drop the batter into prepared pan
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean
Let cake cool 15 minutes in the loaf pan before transferring to a cooling rack
Let it cool completely before slicing/glazing
Glaze: mix the powder sugar with plant milk and lemon juice
Spoon glaze over cooled cake