A Date With Rum Cake (vegan)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup of chopped dates
• dark rum
• 3/4 cup mandarin orange
• 1/4 cup soymilk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 chop dates finely until you have 1 cup, then add to them enough rum to saturate them (they oughtn't to be swimming in it, unless that suits your fancy).
• 2 mix together the applesauce and baking powder in a small bowl then set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine ingredients from flour to salt and set aside.
• 4 add to the bowl containing the flour mixture the applesauce mixture, dates, oranges, oil and soy milk.
• 5 spoon batter into pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
• 6 cool and enjoy!