Soaked Cinnamon Crumb Cake & Cupcakes

Ingredients

Step One: Soaking
• 2 cups organic whole spelt flour
• 1/2 cup organic rolled oats (not quick-cook)
• 1 cup plain organic whole milk kefir (or cultured buttermilk)
• 1/2 cup pure honey (I prefer sage honey due to its mild flavor)
Step Two: Baking
• 1/4 cup rapadura (or sucanat)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, solid
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp, plus 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
• Crispy Walnuts (use walnuts for your choice of topping options listed below)

Instructions

Step One: Soaking
1. Add above ingredients to a large ceramic (or glass) mixing bowl and thoroughly combine. (Mixture will resemble a very sticky dough.)
2. Cover the bowl and place it in a warm area of your kitchen for 12-24 hours.
Step Two: Baking
3. Once soaking time is completed, preheat oven to 300 degrees.
4. In a medium-sized bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the Rapadura, butter and coconut oil, until creamy.
5. Add the egg, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix until incorporated.
6. Add the butter mixture to the soaked batter and thoroughly combine using electric mixer.
7. Place in a well-oiled 9×9-inch baking pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool 5-10 minutes before slicing. (Recipe inspired by Passionate Homemaking.)
8. Either top the cake with a sprinkling of rapadura and some crispy walnut pieces, or top with the Nut Crumble Topping, as noted below.
Cinnamon Crumb Cupcake Option:
9. Instead of using this recipe to make a cake, my friend Brooke had the great idea to make cupcakes instead.
10. Simply spoon batter into muffin cups until 2/3 full.
11. Then top with the Nut Crumble Topping (see note below).
12. Bake at 300 degrees for 25-28 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
13. Allow to cool 5-10 minutes in muffin tin. (Due to the deliciously crumbly nature of this recipe, your cupcake is probably best eaten with a fork.) Yum!

Notes