Smooth Lemon Cake - surprisingly simple and vegan
A delightful lemon cake made with oil, oat milk and camomile tea from the SANDnature Hotel.
Ingredients
- 250 g spelt flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 150 g sugar
- 50 ml maple syrup
- 75 ml Canola or sunflower oil
- 100 ml oat milk
- 100 ml Smooth Operator, brewed (Smooth Operator is an organic chamomile tea from the Samova brand)
- 1 organic lemon juice and zest
- 1/3 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp salt
Icing
- 200 g icing sugar
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (fan oven).
- Mix the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- Add the oat milk, lemon juice, oil, maple syrup, sugar, and brewed Smooth Operator, and mix everything well.
- Fold in the grated zest of the organic lemon and add the turmeric powder.
- Pour the batter into a cake pan lined with parchment paper (loaf pan)
- Bake the cake for approx. 35-40 min on 180 °C ( 356 °F)
Icing
- For the icing, mix the lemon juice with the powdered sugar. Pour the powdered sugar over the cake and let it cool before eating.