Vegan Chocolate and Plum Upside-down Cake

This vegan chocolate plum upside down cake is a luscious fusion of rich cocoa and the sweet-tart juiciness of ripe plums. Perfectly caramelized fruit crowns a moist and tender vegan chocolate cake. This creates a dessert that’s as visually stunning as it is delicious. With no eggs or dairy, this plant-based masterpiece relies on wholesome, accessible ingredients to deliver indulgence without compromise.

Whether you’re catering to a vegan diet, looking for a dairy or egg free dessert, or simply craving a unique twist on classic chocolate cake, this recipe is your answer. Ideal for summer when plums are in season or any time you want to add a fruity flair to your baking. This cake will leave everyone asking for seconds!

vegan chocolate and plum upside-down cake

This is a really fun cake to make because you will lay the plum slices in the bottom of the cake tin. I like to do a circle around the edge and then make smaller circles until I reach the middle of the tin. You do have to be careful that when you pour the cake batter into to the that you do not disturb the plum slices. Don’t pour the batter from a height and do it slowly and you should be absolutely fine.

Another top tip is to make sure you grease the tin really well and use a good baking paper to one it. This will help the caramelised plums come away from the tin with the cake. The best bit about this cake is that once it is baked and turned the right way up it is done! You don’t have to do any complicated decorating or icing (it’s always nice to have a cake without icing every now and then).

If you like this vegan chocolate plum upside down cake you can try my individual peach upside down cakes which are vegan and also gluten free!

Vegan Chocolate and Plum Upside-down Cake
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Vegan Chocolate and Plum Upside-down Cake

Difficulty: Medium
Servings

12

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

45

minutes
Total time

1

hour 

15

minutes

Ingredients

  • 360g Plain Flour

  • Pinch of Salt

  • 50g Cocoa Powder

  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder

  • 400g Caster Sugar

  • 260ml Soya Milk

  • 120ml Sunflower Oil

  • 120ml Maple Syrup

  • 250g Plums

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 190ºc and grease and line a large, deep cake tin (about 9-10 inches). Put the flour, cocoa powder, salt, sugar and baking powdering a bowl and mix together. Add the oil, maple syrup and milk and whisk into a thick batter.
  • Remove the stones from the plums and slice into thin slices. Arrange the slices in the bottom of the prepared cake tin.
  • Pour over the cake mix being careful not to displace the plums. Bake in the oven for 1 hour before checking and returning to the oven for around 45 minutes and then check it is cooked by inserting a skewer about 1 inch into the cake and if it comes out clean. If it does not come out clean you can put it back in the oven for 5 minutes at a time.
  • Once completely cooled you can remove the cake from the tin by tipping it upside down. You should be able to see the pattern on top.

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