Comments on: Raw Vegan Fruit Cake

By: Melanie McDonald

Melanie McDonald — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:22:02 +0000

In reply to Lee. The nut pieces can easily be replaced with any of the other fruits or with seeds like pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds. The almond flour however is trickier because there's such a lot of it. Coconut flour might work BUT it sucks the life out of everything because it's so absorbent. This means you would need MUCH less. It's so absorbent that you'd probably only need about a quarter of it. It's so hard to know for sure though without trying it and because of all the fruit this is an expensive one to mess up. Maybe scale the recipe right down and try it at a small scale first in case it doesn't work out? I hope that helps a bit!

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:06:52 +0000

My grandson is anaphylactic to nuts: just wondering if almond meal can be replaced with coconut flour? Can the other nuts be replaced with more dried fruit? This recipe sounds amazing.

By: Mike Karstadt

Mike Karstadt — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:07:29 +0000

In reply to Melanie McDonald.

Hi Melanie,
Thanks for your feedback. I did not alter the ratio of the ingredients so it must have been the type of coconut I used and will make sure to look out for that next year. I did however take your advice on the putting the whole dish into the freezer and it worked well and tastes great. Thanks again for the awesome recipe.
All the best,
Mike

By: Melanie McDonald

Melanie McDonald — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:22:13 +0000

In reply to Mike. Hi Mike. The only reason it wouldn't set properly is if you were to alter the ratio of ingredients, if you used MCT oil or fractionated coconut oil which is chemically altered to stay in liquid form even when chilled, or if it was too warm so the coconut oil wouldn't solidify. For this batch you could store it in the freezer. Because it's made with so much dried fruit it should be easy-ish to cut even when frozen. Once it is frozen cut into portions and keep them in a bag or container in the freezer. Take them out 15 to 20 minute before you want to eat them. That way it won't be wasted and you can still enjoy it. Hope that helps!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:53:35 +0000

In reply to Melanie McDonald.

I absolutely love this recipe & this year was the third year I have made it. For whatever reason, this year it tastes as good but did not set and I did use coconut oil. Are you aware of anything else I might have wrong to cause it not to set? Thanks.
All the best,
Mike

By: Melanie McDonald

Melanie McDonald — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:34:44 +0000

In reply to V. Not in this recipe I'm afraid. The coconut oil is necessary to set the cake.

By: V

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:14:03 +0000

Can I use olive or avocado oil instead of coconut oil ?

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:02:50 +0000

A tad too sweet for my taste...feels like too much dates. Maybe it needed more salt? Or less maple syrup? I wonder if you could reduce the amount of coconut oil too. But overall a great alternative to traditional fruit cake!

By: A Virtual Vegan

A Virtual Vegan — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:21:57 +0000

In reply to Cynthia H. Loving the brandy addition! Thank you for stopping by to leave a review/rating. It's much appreciated!

By: Cynthia H

Cynthia H — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:06:24 +0000

This recipe is deadly good! I didn’t have almond meal, so I soaked 1 1/2 cups almonds for about 4 hours, then ground them in my food processor. I only had dried dates, so I soaked them in 1/2 cup warm brandy for a few hours. Given all this extra moisture, I only used 1/2 cup coconut oil, and it was plenty. I think this’ll become an annual holiday staple.