Considered a gift of the Dreamtime, the Kakadu plum is Australia’s star superfood. They have exceptional nutritional and antiseptic properties.
Serves 6-8
Prep: 35 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Vegetarian | Gluten-free
A Whole New Way to Eat
Recipes and Images from
A Whole New Way to Eat
by Vladia Cobrdova
(Murdoch Books).
6 eggs
115 g (4 oz/1/3 cup) honey
80 ml (2½ fl oz/1/3 cup) melted coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
65 g (2½ oz/½ cup) coconut flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) almond meal
35 g (1¼ oz/½ cup) shredded coconut
Kakadu Jam
170 g (6 oz) raspberries, fresh or frozen and defrosted
50 g (1¾ oz/¼ cup) coconut sugar
1 tablespoon Kakadu plum (salty plum) powder, or use the zest of 1 orange
45 g (1½ oz/¼ cup) chia seeds
2 tablespoons coconut water
Cacao Frosting
40 g (1½ oz/¼ cup) coconut oil
55 g (2 oz/½ cup) cacao powder
60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) coconut cream
• Preheat the oven to 160°C. Lightly grease a 30 x 12 x 10 cm (12 x 4½ x 4 inch) loaf (bar) tin and line it with baking paper, leaving the sides overhanging.
• Use an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment to whisk the eggs and honey for 5 minutes or until well combined. Add the coconut oil and vanilla bean paste and whisk for another 2–3 minutes until well combined.
• Combine the coconut flour, baking powder and almond meal in a separate bowl. Gently fold into the egg mixture until just combined, then spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin.
• Meanwhile, to make the jam, combine the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes or until set.
• To make cacao frosting, put the coconut oil in a frying pan with 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) of water and cook over low heat until the oil melts. Add the cacao powder and coconut cream and stir for 2 minutes or until combined. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Transfer the cake to a serving plate. Spread with jam and drizzle with the frosting. Scatter with shredded coconut.
