I've decided to start my blog out with a recipe, please let me know what you think!
I have prepared meals and baked for my family since I was a child, yet Paleo baking is something I had not yet ventured into. With our daughter's 3rd birthday nearing and a very skeptical family I felt it best to be prepared. So I baked a cake, and to my surprise it looks and tastes like....a cake! Yay!
I have prepared meals and baked for my family since I was a child, yet Paleo baking is something I had not yet ventured into. With our daughter's 3rd birthday nearing and a very skeptical family I felt it best to be prepared. So I baked a cake, and to my surprise it looks and tastes like....a cake! Yay!
The entire cake has approx 90 grams carbs, so only 10 carbs per piece :) It tastes great with or without the honeyed whipped cream on top, if you don't eat dairy. This is a moist, not too sweet, treat that you can eat guilt free.
7 eggs
1/4 c pure maple syrup
1/4 c unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c coconut flour
1/4 c fine unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 c cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350* then proceed
1.Mix the wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl
2. Mix the dry ingredients in a second bowl.
3. Pour the dry mix into the wet mix and stir until smooth.
4. Grease a 9x9 glass square pan with coconut oil.
7 eggs
1/4 c pure maple syrup
1/4 c unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c coconut flour
1/4 c fine unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 c cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350* then proceed
1.Mix the wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl
2. Mix the dry ingredients in a second bowl.
3. Pour the dry mix into the wet mix and stir until smooth.
4. Grease a 9x9 glass square pan with coconut oil.
5. Pour the cake batter into the greased pan and smooth it down.
6. Bake 350* for 30 min, may vary in your oven, use a toothpick to check for doneness.
While your cake is baking it's time to get started on the 'frosting'. I make mine from heavy whipping cream and honey. I know cream isn't necessarily Paleo, but a cake isn't a cake without frosting and I eat it so rarely anyhow. I can't offer up a recipe for my honeyed whipped cream, I just eyeball and mix, I tend to use the least amount of honey possible for just a hint of sweet. Whipped cream is excellent without a sweetener, if you prefer, my kids eat it plain all the time on pureed pumpkin and homemade applesauce. Because we cook with a lot of heavy cream I prefer to buy it locally by the gallon:
6. Bake 350* for 30 min, may vary in your oven, use a toothpick to check for doneness.
While your cake is baking it's time to get started on the 'frosting'. I make mine from heavy whipping cream and honey. I know cream isn't necessarily Paleo, but a cake isn't a cake without frosting and I eat it so rarely anyhow. I can't offer up a recipe for my honeyed whipped cream, I just eyeball and mix, I tend to use the least amount of honey possible for just a hint of sweet. Whipped cream is excellent without a sweetener, if you prefer, my kids eat it plain all the time on pureed pumpkin and homemade applesauce. Because we cook with a lot of heavy cream I prefer to buy it locally by the gallon:
It only takes a few minutes to whip up cream with a hand mixer, I frequently whip it by hand as well just because I can. It takes less than 5 minutes by hand if you whip it in a large bowl with a balloon whisk. The cream should be very cold for the best results. You can overwhip your cream though, once it looks right just STOP or you will be on your way to butter. Your cake MUST be cool before you frost it, or the whipped cream will just melt and make a mess. I like to keep the cream in a separate container and offer it on the side with large coconut flakes to sprinkle on top. Cut into 3x3 squares it makes 9 servings.
I hope you enjoy my cake, please let me know what you think of it!
~Christine
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