Poppy and Prune Cake (‘Mohnkuchen’)

Baked goods with poppy seeds are wildly popular in Germany and Austria, but a

good Mohnkuchen (poppy cake) is very hard to find anywhere outside the European borders. This poppy and prune cake is inspired by those beautiful desserts – it's chocolatey, fruity, moist, and a little nutty. Cover the cake in an elegant chocolate ganache frosting and you have a spectacular dessert on your hands!

Poppy and Prune Cake (‘Mohnkuchen’) [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup poppy seeds, ground
• Scant 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds mixed with 3 teaspoons water, soaked for five minutes
• Scant 3/4 cup prunes, pitted
• Scant 3/4 cup walnuts
• 3 tablespoons sprouted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla paste
• 5 tablespoons rum
• 4 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cardamon
• 5 tablespoons raisins
• Your favorite chocolate frosting recipe, to coat

Preparation

1. Grind poppy seeds in a high-speed food processor until they become a fine paste. Add almond milk, vanilla essence, raisins, rum, molasses, spices and let set in fridge overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 356°F.
3. Fold the pre-soaked chia eggs into poppy seed mixture.
4. Grind walnuts and pitted prunes in a mixer and add to poppy/egg dough.
5. Mix together flour and baking powder and fold into remaining ingredients.
6. Bake in a greased baking dish for 30-40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
7. Let cool and coat with chocolate frosting.

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/poppy-and-prune-cake-mohnkuchen/