Chocolate Coconut Cake
3/4 cup coconut flour, sifted
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
10 eggs, separated
1 cup coconut oil or butter
1 cup raw honey
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp cinnamon
Set oven at 325 F. Greased a 9×13 pan and dust with coconut flour.
In a small bowl combine the flour, cocoa, sea salt and baking soda. In a large bowl blend together the egg yolks, oil, honey, vanilla and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients into the large bowl and blend together till smooth (very well combined).
Put egg whites in a clean glass bowl, sprinkle some lemon juice and beat till stiff peaks form.
Fold egg whites into the batter and be careful not to over mix!
Pour mixture into 9×13 pan and bake for 35-40 minutes. Before taking it out, test it with a knife and if it comes out clean… it is done.
Remove cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely. If desired, turn the cake unto a large plate or keep it in the pan.
Tres Leches Sauce
8oz Heavenly Sugar sweetened condensed milk
1 14oz. coconut milk or evaporated milk
1 cup whole milk or cream
Pour milks into a large jar and mix very well. Pour over the cake slowly in sections. Do not pour it all at once!
Note: if the coconut milk is very thick, you will need to water it down till it is the same consistency as regular evaporated milk.
Mexican Chocolate Sauce/Frosting
1 cup dark chocolate
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter
1-3 Tbsp raw honey
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of sea salt
pinch or more of hot chile powder (optional)
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and coconut oil or butter. Stir in honey, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and optional chile. Let it cool. Heavily drizzle it over the cake (if desired) and serve!
If you want it more frosting-like… place the sauce in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Remove from the freezer and whip the frosting with a hand blender until fluffy and thick. Carefully frost the cake and serve!
Have a wonderful Merry Christmas! Please let me know if you make this… I do hope the recipe with give you the same success I’ve consistently had over the last 2 years.
My family raved over this cake and I will be making it again this year ;o)
This looks so good!
YEA!!!! Thank you Mare! You have no idea how happy you just made me! 🙂 Hehe, I was practiacly giddy when I saw the post pop up in my blog roll. So, on a side note the lady from heavenly organics never emailed me… I just thought of it again the other day. I’m assuming it’s a little past time to claim the pize still… 🙁 Yea for the recipe anyway!!
Ok…I LOVE the sound of this cake. But what is heavenly sugar condensed milk? Can someone who doesn’t eat sugar find a substitute? Or am I getting the wrong idea? I will try this cake on Christmas if I can have it sugar free 😉 I always love your recipies n ideas girl!
Jenn – THanks!
Katie – Did you call? It seems that they are not good with emails. Try calling them.
Zila – Heavenly Sugar is a brand… you can read more about them if you click on my link for them. I’m sure you can find a substitute for condensed milk… maybe try sweetening up thick coconut milk. Just use Thick coconut milk and whole milk and cream instead of condensed milk… just need to sweetened it up the way you want it ;o)
I still love you! OH MY GOSH…after this recipe…all is definitely forgiven! 😉
Rachel – LOL! Thanks girl ;o)
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Today is the day! I am going to make this for staff church. I can’t wait!!!
Wow, does this look amazing! And healthy sweetened condensed milk?? Double wow. Thanks for the great recipe!