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Coconut Flour Lemon Cake

Prep and cook time:  1 hour     Makes 16 2-inch servings

¼    cup coconut oil
6     eggs
½    cup coconut milk
6     tablespoons xylitol (natural sweetener)
1     teaspoon vanilla extract
½    teaspoon lemon zest
½    cup coconut flour
½    teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
½    teaspoon salt
½    lemon, juiced

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure out coconut oil and place in an 8x8-inch pan. Place pan in oven to melt the coconut oil. Once the coconut oil is melted (probably 2 minutes or less), remove the pan from the oven and let it cool.

While coconut oil is melting, whisk the eggs, coconut milk, xylitol, vanilla, and lemon zest together.  In a separate bowl, combine coconut flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.

Once pan with melted coconut oil is cooled enough to handle, carefully swirl the coconut oil around the pan, making sure to grease all sides. Pour the remainder of the coconut oil into the batter and mix until all lumps are gone.

Pour the batter into the greased pan and place on the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until browned on top and a toothpick comes out clean.

Optional: frost with Cashew Coconut Cream "Cheese" Frosting.
 
 

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5. Kelly wrote:

This cake is AWESOME!!! If you like lemon..I think you should add more zest than it calls for.

Sat September 24, 2011, 11:34:01

4. Christa wrote:

I knew you would love that one! One of my prior clients was a baker and came up with it! Thanks for the tip on adding more lemon zest. :)

Sat September 24, 2011, 11:34:12

3. Coltin wrote:

Heck yeah this is exatcly what I needed.

Thu December 29, 2011, 11:53:17

2. Bamby wrote:

I tried this today for my sons second birthday, daycare cake. I doubled the mix and swapped xiylotol for a half/half mix of Agave and coconut nectar.

Tue December 04, 2012, 12:21:53

1. Kelly H wrote:

I made this today for my birthday. It was delicious, though it had a slighty bitter taste coming through - baking powder maybe? I think maybe I needed to whip my wet mix a bit more, or it could have been the sweetener I used (natvia). I topped it off with lemon curd icing.

Thu May 02, 2013, 13:02:54