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Cranberry Date Upside Down Cake {AIP, Paleo}

November 16, 2019 By healingfamilyeats 31 Comments

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Cranberry Date Upside Down Cake

Go get your ingredients for the holidays, here's the perfect cake for you. I don't enjoy overly sweet things any more so, for a healing treat, this little bit sweet and a little bit sour Cranberry Date Upside Down Cake is spot on!

Soaking the dates in hot water makes them soft enough to mash by hand, which is a good thing since there isn't enough to put in even the small bowl of your food processor. The resulting purée is a beautiful multi-purpose sweetener-come-silky flavour-texture enhancer. Dare I even say the word "moist".

Blackstrap molasses is a useful ingredient to have in the cupboard, just a tablespoon adds depth to a cake - not to mention minerals. Whilst our bodies can make vitamins, minerals need to be ingested so I like to use this as my sweetener of choice wherever possible.

Whether you eat alongside a cup of tea, or as a dessert accompanied by ice cream, I'm positive you're going to love my latest treat.

Cranberry Date Upside Down Cake | AIP

Cranberry Date Upside Down Cake
Serves 8+

Print the recipe here!

6 medjool dates
1 cup canned pumpkin purée
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
1 tbsp blackstrap molasses
1+1/2 cups tigernut flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1+1/4 tsp baking soda
generous pinch sea salt
1+1/2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
2 gelatin eggs, as follows

for the 2 gelatin eggs –
2 tbsp grass-fed gelatin
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp just boiled water (or see instructions)

Discard the stones from the dates and roughly chop them. Put into a bowl and cover with 1/2 cup boiling water. Leave to stand for 30 minutes.

Place a baking sheet into the oven and preheat to 350F. Line a 8 x 2 inch round cake pan with parchment paper and tip the cranberries into the base.

Drain the softened dates, keeping the liquid for later use. Mash the dates down with a fork into a paste.

Put the pumpkin purée, coconut oil, molasses and puréed dates into the bowl of a stand or handheld mixer, and combine thoroughly. Tip in the tigernut flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt, and mix again until combined.

Next, make the gelatin eggs. Reheat the date water in a small pan and pour 3 tbsp into a small bowl, together with the apple cider vinegar. Put the gelatin into a separate small bowl. Now pour the liquid into the gelatin, whisking quickly until melted and the mixture looks frothy. With the motor running, pour the gelatin eggs into the cake mixture and whizz again just for a couple of seconds or so, to fully incorporate.

Spoon the mixture over the cranberries and level with a palette knife, or similar. Cook for an hour or until the cake is firm to the touch and the sides are coming away from the parchment paper. Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, before inverting onto a serving plate.

Cranberry Date Upside Down Cake (AIP)

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Comments

  1. Patricia Clayton says

    November 17, 2019 at 11:09 am

    In this upside down cranberry date cake Calls for tiger nut flour. That’s expensive what else can I use? Thank you

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 17, 2019 at 11:31 am

      I'd be tempted to use 3/4 cup of coconut flour in its place, as per this recipe. I haven't actually done this so do let me know how it turns out if you try.

      Reply
      • Dana Curtis says

        December 12, 2021 at 3:38 pm

        I tried the 3/4 cup of coconut flour and it worked well! I baked it for the full amount of time, and it felt a little underdone inside while still warm but after cooling completely it was marvelous…moist and delicate. With a little dollop of whipped pure coconut cream. 🙂 Thank you!!

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        • healingfamilyeats says

          December 17, 2021 at 11:29 am

          Glad you enjoyed it Dana, thanks for your feedback.

          Reply
  2. Barbara Hotka says

    November 17, 2019 at 8:53 pm

    Wondering if this cake can be made ahead and frozen.

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 18, 2019 at 11:09 am

      I haven't tried freezing it but I don't see why it can't work.

      Reply
    • Anj says

      February 03, 2022 at 9:29 am

      Freezing works just fine! Tastes even better (slightly toasted/heated)

      Reply
      • healingfamilyeats says

        February 05, 2022 at 5:13 pm

        Good to know, thanks for the feedback

        Reply
  3. Ruth says

    November 19, 2019 at 11:28 am

    I can’t get canned pumpkin in the uk what else can I use?

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 19, 2019 at 11:43 am

      You can actually buy it in Sainsbury's and Waitrose, however if you want to make some, here's a BBC Good Food recipe for you.

      Reply
  4. Sarah Maidstone says

    November 20, 2019 at 3:05 am

    Hi Kate,

    This looks really tasty! I can only get a different brand of dates - can you give me a rough idea of the weight, as I fear they're a different size. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 21, 2019 at 9:55 am

      Hi Sarah. Around 2 oz before pitted, you don't need to be precise.

      Reply
      • Sarah says

        November 21, 2019 at 10:14 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
  5. Jennifer says

    November 23, 2019 at 11:31 am

    Can I use eggs instead of the gelatin eggs?

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 23, 2019 at 12:37 pm

      Yes definitely. Two large ones.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 23, 2019 at 7:26 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  6. Sara says

    November 24, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    I have a question about the gelatin. Every other recipe I've made with gelatin eggs says to bloom the gelatin in cold water, then heat it up once it is melted. Are you saying to pour the hot liquid directly onto the dry gelatin?

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    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 24, 2019 at 10:20 pm

      This is the way I've always done it and it works extremely well. You can see the cake being demonstrated here.

      Reply
  7. Terry says

    November 25, 2019 at 6:28 am

    Can breadfruit flour be used in place of tiger but?

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 25, 2019 at 9:37 am

      I'm sorry I haven't used breadfruit flour. If you experiment please report back though!

      Reply
  8. Terry says

    November 28, 2019 at 9:15 pm

    I made this for Thanksgiving. It's tasty but the creanberries are a little too bitter for my taste. Maybe I need to split them and soak in honey water before cooking. I don't know.

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      November 29, 2019 at 6:18 pm

      The cake is meant to be a little sweet, a little sour so I would choose a different fruit. If you can get hold of figs, they work really well.

      Reply
  9. Ruth M. says

    December 15, 2019 at 1:57 am

    What is the purpose of the ACV in making the egg? Anything I can use instead? ACV and I do not get along. Thanks! Ruth

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      December 16, 2019 at 9:48 pm

      Along with the bicarb it helps the cake to rise. You don't need to use ACV, I often use a tablespoon of lemon juice instead.

      Reply
      • Ruth M. says

        December 17, 2019 at 2:33 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  10. Sara says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    do you have a printable version of the recipe? Would love to try this.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 30, 2019 at 3:35 pm

      Oops...I see the print button now...sorry!

      Reply
  11. Susan says

    December 17, 2021 at 11:26 am

    Can I sub avocado oil for the coconut oil?

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      December 17, 2021 at 11:32 am

      I haven't tried it with any oil but it wouldn't be my first choice. If you are happy using palm shortening that will definitely work, however if you try the avocado oil, please let me know how it turns out?

      Reply
  12. Anj says

    February 03, 2022 at 9:30 am

    This cake is fabulous, and so moist, thank you!

    Reply
    • healingfamilyeats says

      February 05, 2022 at 5:12 pm

      Sooo happy you enjoyed it Anj!

      Reply

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