cake

Lemon Rosemary and Yogurt Cake

Lemon Rosemary and Yogurt Cake
Lemon Rosemary and Yogurt Cake
photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 1 loaf cake
Preparation Time: Approx. 15-20 minutes+baking and cooling

Cake:

  • 3/4 cup cultured butter or grass-fed butter or *coconut oil, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • zest from one lemon
  • 2 teaspoons organic vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup cultured plain yogurt
  • 3 farm fresh organic eggs from your local farmer or organic eggs from the market
  • 1 1/2 cups non-GMO all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped

Glaze:

  • 1 cup organic powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • fresh rosemary sprigs

Preheat oven to 350° F.Cream butter and honey together, about 3 minutes. Add fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla. Add yogurt then add the eggs one at a time. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and freshly chopped rosemary.

Cream butter and honey together, about 3 minutes. Add fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla. Add yogurt then add the eggs one at a time. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and freshly chopped rosemary.

Mix for an additional minute, scraping down the bowl, until mixture is well combined and smooth.

Pour batter into a loaf pan that has been greased with coconut oil.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Remove cake from the pan and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Make the glaze by whisking powdered sugar and fresh lemon juice. Add more sugar and lemon juice as needed.

Drizzle glaze over cake and add rosemary sprigs. Let glaze stand until completely set.

Serve with fresh homemade coconut milk.

*See: How to Use Coconut Oil in Baked Goods

“Swapping out butter for coconut oil is fairly straightforward for most recipes.

The main issue in the butter and coconut oil swap would be the fact that butter is a “water-in-oil emulsion” and is made up of butterfat, milk proteins and water. Coconut oil at the most will have a .1% total amount of H2O, and thus the way these two fats act in many recipes will vary. In order to mimic a more butter-like quality, try adding 1/2-1 teaspoon of water per 1/2 cup of coconut oil used in any recipe that usually requires butter.

If you think avoiding suspicious non-food ingredients and experimenting with a new, fun ingredient in baked goods sounds like a good idea, give coconut oil a try. Whether you use it in baking as a natural non-stick product or as a shortening and/or flavoring, coconut oil is an easy and very versatile product to use.” (Source.)

Recipe and photo by Orissa. Submit your coconut recipes and photos here for a chance to win $50!

Gluten Free Hazelnut Cake

Gluten_Free_Hazelnut_Cake
Gluten Free Hazelnut Cake
photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes

Add hazelnut meal to food processor and process until fine.

Melt chocolate chips, coconut oil, and almond milk in a pan on the stove; make sure the milk is not too warm and then add this mixture to the food processor. Add all other ingredients and blend until very smooth.

Pour batter into a 9″ pie pan and bake at 375° F – until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (approx 15-20 minutes). Let cool, remove from pan, top with whipped cream, if desired.

Marijah from Columbia, KY won $50 for this recipe and photo! Submit your coconut recipes and photos here!

Coconut + Raspberry Layer Cake

Coconut_Raspberry_Layer_Cake
Coconut + Raspberry Layer Cake
photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 8-10
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F

Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.

In a stand mixer combine coconut flour, rice flour, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, sea salt, baking powder, and sugar. Mix on low until combined. Add palm shortening, coconut oil, lemon oil, vanilla extract, almond extract, raspberries and mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add milk 1/4 cup at a time while mixer is stirring.

Once all ingredients are added continue to beat on high for about two minutes or until batter is fluffy. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool completely before spreading jam between the layers and then frosting with your favorite buttercream or “Palmcream” Coconut Icing (pictured).

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Marijah from Columbia, KY won $50 for this recipe and photo! Submit your coconut recipes and photos here!