Gluten-Free, Chocolate, Coconut Cake
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 1/4 cups agave nectar
- 9 eggs
- stevia (if using powder, two of the tiny scoops that comes with it)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup plus 1/8 cup coconut flour, sifted
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt coconut oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder, coconut milk, and agave nectar; mix together. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a bowl, mix together eggs, optional stevia, salt, and vanilla. Stir in cocoa mixture. Combine coconut flour with baking powder and whisk into batter until there are no lumps.
Pour batter into a greased 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan or 2 round 9-inch pans. Bake for 45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and cover with frosting of your choice.
Recipe submitted by Sharla, Nampa, ID.
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