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Coconut Lime Cake

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Last week one of my favorite food blogs, Smitten Kitchen, shared a vegan coconut cake.  Made with just 6 ingredients; one bowl, baked in a round cake pan for just 40 minutes.  Could it really be that simple? I admit, I was skeptical since I’ve had so many epic fails trying to conjure up baked goods for my vegan daughter.

I scanned the ingredients, flour, baking soda, salt, vinegar, coconut milk and coconut oil.  Wait a minute, no flax eggs, no aquafaba, and where are the dates? And it calls itself a vegan cake! Again, could it be that simple?

I had to give it a try, and while trying, add a bit of my own flair with the addition of lime to the batter, and some zest and juice to the glaze as well.

The result?  Fabulously rich, moist with a nice little zing from the lime, and sweet crunch of flaked coconut on top.

Wouldn’t it be fabulous if all gluten free/vegan baking was this easy?

Coconut Lime Cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Category: Dessert, Dinner Party, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Coconut Lime Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 cups plus 3 Tbsp all purpose gf flour (without milk powder to be vegan)
  • 1/2 tsp xantham gum if your flour does not already contain it
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil, warmed just enough to liquify
  • 1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk, you should have 2 Tbsp left in can for icing
  • 1 Tbsp distilled white vinegar
  • Zest and juice of 2 medium limes, divided
  • Glaze:
  • 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • remaining 2 tablespoons of the coconut milk
  • zest and juice from remaining lime
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Line a 9" round cake pan with parchment then oil well with coconut oil.

In a large bowl combine gf flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum.

Make a well in the middle and add the coconut oil, coconut milk, vinegar and juice and zest of 1 lime.

Mix well then pour into prepared pan and slide into the oven.

Bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes then slide knife along the edge to loosen cake and remove from pan.

Let cake cool almost completely before adding the glaze.

For the glaze whisk together the confectioners sugar, lime juice and zest.

Add coconut milk by teaspoon until a silky smooth consistency is achieved.

Smooth over cake all the way to edges with some cascading over the sides.

Scatter with shredded coconut and serve.

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