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Coconut Cake

Course: Cake, Dessert
Servings: 8 Slices
Calories: 454kcal
Author: Angela Coleby

Ingredients

Cake:

  • ½ Cup 56g coconut flour
  • 2 teaspoons Grated cream coconut from a block optional if you have it
  • 4 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 5 eggs separated
  • ½ cup Erythritol or sugar subsitute
  • ½ cup 113g Butter softened at room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup desiccated coconut unsweetened
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Frosting:

  • 3 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 8 oz packet cream cheese softened at room temperature
  • ½ cup 113g butter softened at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons erythritol ground preferable

Decoration:

  • ½ cup desiccated coconut unsweetened

Instructions

Make the Cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F degrees.
  • Grease a square baking tin and line with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, beat the butter and erythritol together until combined.
  • Add the egg yolks, vanilla extract and coconut milk and cream. Mix thoroughly.
  • Add the coconut flour, salt and baking powder. Stir well.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff.
  • Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter.
  • Pour into the cake tin and bake for 20 minutes until golden and firm.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

To Make the Frosting:

  • Beat the cream cheese, butter and erythritol together. Add the coconut milk to lightly thin out.
  • Beat until smooth. You may want to use a hand blender to smooth any lumps out.

Assemble the cake:

  • Beat until smooth. You may want to use a hand blender to smooth any lumps out.
  • Place one half onto of a serving plate.
  • Spoon frosting over the half evenly until covered.
  • Place the other half on top.
  • Cover the top and edges of the cake with the rest of the frosting.
  • Sprinkle and press the desiccated coconut onto the frosting.
  • Slice and serve!

Notes

Makes 8 slices
Nutritional Info per slice – 454 Calories, 43g Fat, 8g Protein, 12g Total Carbs, 5g Fibre, 7g Net Carbs

Nutrition

Calories: 454kcal