Five-Spice Almond Cake
- 1 9-ounce jar Plum Preserves
- 2 tablespoons Five Spice Powder
- 1 tablespoon Brandy
- 9 tablespoons Brown Rice Flour
- 6 ½ tablespoons Tapioca Flour
- 4 ½ tablespoons White Rice Flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ¾ teaspoon Xanthan Gum
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- 3 Eggs
- 1 cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Oil (Coconut, Safflower, Sunflower, Rice Bran…)
- ¾ cup Coconut Milk
- 2 teaspoons Almond Extract
Get Busy
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the plum jam, five spice powder and brandy. Spread this mixture in the bottom of your cake pan.
- In a separate bowl mix the dry ingredients. Don’t be lazy, this is an important step.
- In yet one more bowl (no complaining, this cake is worth three bowls) whisk the eggs and sugar until light and frothy. They should increase in volume by at least half and become thick and bubbly. Whisk hard for a few minutes.
- Add the oil, coconut milk and almond extract to the egg mixture and stir to combine.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet bowl, make sure to break up and insurgent clumps.
- Pour the batter into the cake pan, covering completely the plum jazz at the bottom.
- Bake the cake for 45-50 minutes, or until it is set in the center and a knife inserted comes out clean.







Yum! I’ve not yet tried a cake like this. It looks scrumptious. I’m loving the elements in this cake.
Thanks Russell! I’m on a five-spice kick lately, popcorn, cakes, brownies, I definitely suggest a few experiments!