Chocolate Coconut Cake
Submitted by David Weaver on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:00am
Ingredients:1 ¼ cup almond meal
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/3 cup stevia
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp distilled white vinegar
½ cup water
2 eggs
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease with coconut oil one 9x5 loaf pan or pie pan. Sift together dry ingredients. In separate bowl, first beat eggs then mix in oil, vanilla, vinegar and water. Mix together until smooth. Pour into greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
(The picture includes a frosting that didn't turn out as well as hoped for. Feel free to experiement and try your own, but it tastes great without!)
Recipes
Cinnamon Muffins
These are a delicious alternative to cinnamon rolls for a quick addition at breakfast or part of brunch!
Ingredients:
Muffin mix-
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk
1/2 cup honey
Glaze-
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together all the dry batter ingredients. Add the wet batter ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Pour batter evenly into twelve muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix all the topping ingredients in a separate bowl, and drizzle over the muffins.
*Recipe has been modified from original recipe from tropicaltraditions.com
