Coconut & Jaggery Vegan Cake

¾ cup whole wheat flour

¾ cup all purpose flour

1 cup jaggery powder

1 cup hot water

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup coconut (desiccated)

1 teaspoon soda

1 tbsp clove powder

1 tbsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp cardamom powder

ĵ tsp nutmeg powder

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Recipe Preparation

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter, dust one 7×3 inch loaf tin and line the bottom with parchment paper.
2. Mix clove powder, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder together in a bowl to make a mixed spiced powder
3. Combine hot water, jaggery and sugar in a large bowl. Let the mixture cool. Add oil and vanilla essence.
4. Whisk together flours, soda and spice mix.
5. Add flour mix to wet mix till well incorporated. Fold in dessicated coconut. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
6. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Stand for 10 minutes before turning onto wire rack.
8. Let it cool completely cool and serve