GFCF Apple - Coconut Cake (Vegan)

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
3 tbsp ground flaxseed¼ cup hot water½ cup sorghum flour½ cup rice flour½ cup organic coconut flour½ cup cornstarch1 tsp guar gum½ tbsp baking powder½ tsp baking soda½ tsp sea salt1 tsp pumpkin pie spice1 cup brown sugar½ cup coconut oil1 cup coconut milk2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla extract2 apples, peeled and chopped small¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut1 apple, peeled and sliced medium-thick1 tsp raw sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 F and line the bottom of a 10” spring form pan.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flaxseed and hot water. Set aside.
Whisk together flours, starch, guar gum, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spice. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together flax mixture, brown sugar, oil, coconut milk and vanilla until the batter is smooth.
Fold in the chopped apples and coconut.
Spread in the prepared pan and lightly press sliced apple pieces in a decorative pattern on top.
Sprinkle the top of the cake with raw sugar.
Bake 55 - 60 minutes. Do not open the oven door before 45 minutes.
Cool in the pan twenty minutes, then loosen the sides of the cake from the pan and remove the ring. Cool completely before slicing (although this is delicious gently reheated).

Serving Size: Makes 1 cake, 12 pieces

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 304.8
  • Total Fat: 15.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 10.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
  • Protein: 2.6 g

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