Hidden Surprise Cinnamon Loaf
A simple vegan cinnamon loaf cake with a hidden surprise shape in the centre!
Ingredients
Chocolate sponge cake
- 70 ml olive or rapeseed oil
- 80 g light brown sugar
- 130 ml soy milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 50 g caster sugar
- 30 g cocoa powder
- 120 g self raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch salt
Cinnamon sponge cake
- 90 ml olive or rapeseed oil
- 120 g light brown sugar
- 60 g caster sugar
- 220 ml soy milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 220 g self raising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Chocolate Loaf Recipe
- Preheat your oven to 180c and line a brownie tin with greaseproof paper.
- To begin making the chocolate sponge, start by combing the soy milk and apple cider vinegar together and stir to combine. Leave these to thicken for 5 minutes to create your vegan buttermilk.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the caster sugar, light brown sugar and oil and beat the together using a wooden spoon. Once combined, stir in your buttermilk mixture.
- Sift the dry ingredients and fold these together with the wet mixture. Pour the batter into your lined tin and bake this for 30 minutes.
- Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool. I would recommend placing this in the fridge for an hour to make it easier to cut out the shapes.
Cinnamon Sponge Recipe
- Meanwhile, for the cinnamon loaf cake batter, start by combing the soy milk and apple cider vinegar and stir to combine. Leave these to thicken for 5 minutes to create the vegan buttermilk.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the caster sugar, light brown sugar and oil. Cream these together until light and fluffy, then whisk in the milk mixture.
- Sift the dry ingredients and fold these into the wet to create a smooth batter.
- Line your loaf tin with greaseproof paper and preheat the oven to 180c.
Assembly
- Use a cookie cutter to cut your shapes from the cooled chocolate sponge. Spread a small amount of your cinnamon mixture into the base of your tin and line the chocolate sponge shapes long the centre.
- Pour the rest of the batter around them and place the loaf into the oven for 40-45 minutes. Once cooked through, allow to cool thoroughly before decorating and slicing.